Purity Wambui is a well known Nairobi based millionaire who sells mitumba in bales at Gikomba market.Β She’s not only hilarious but very controversial.Β Sometimes people call her Barbara theΒ Builder because she marries poor men and helps build them.
This has of course led to thousands of emails in her inbox from young men who are hoping to marry her.
Purity narrated the story of how she met her two husbands. In her own words:
The 1st man walked towards where I was seated with my 2 sisters and asked ?
Nani kati yenu anataka bwana ?
I rose up and told him me ,then be my wife ,
I answered then be my husband
2 weeks later am pregnant
18yrs am later I become a singol matha
Me the virgin girl who kept herself pure
Second man says hi ,I respond hi
Before I realise am inside the second box ,
I think am stupid ,naive and doesn’t love myself
That’s why I will fall for anyone who says hello
I don’t test their intentions and seriousness
I don’t engage my brain in that sector
I need whips until my buttocks flattens
This naive stupid kariko hardworking woman
2 photos of me crying for same reason
Yaani ni kama kurogwa π€£π€£π€£
Woke up crying but still went to work
Since then Purity is single and has grown beyond her wildest expectations. She started her business from selling one bale of mitumba at a time, even carrying her children π to work because she couldn’t afford a housegirl. Then she graduated into selling bales and now imports shiploads of the stuff.
She told the story of how she overcame adversity. Below in her own words:
I have alot I can write here
It’s barely 2yrs since I left mwihoko
Alot has happened in these 2 yrs
But this house is the greatest achievement I have ,
When I choose to walk away I had so many options
Stay there tuuane
Stay there niuane
Stay there niuliwe
Stay there nijiue
Stay there and die of stress related illnesses,
I knew one day I will speak on God’s restoration
I wanted to write about it then but I had nothing to write about ,
I choose to carry the tag that amepoteza and walked away,
See God ,determination, hardwork and perseverance
You feel you’ve lost
May 2024 be your year of restoration
Here is a picture of the house that Purity has built