Mashirima, who is known for keeping her personal life private, made the revelation during a candid conversation about her journey as a single mother. She confessed that while she deeply loves her son, she wishes things had been different regarding the circumstances surrounding her child’s father.
“I love my son dearly, but I can’t lie — I regret having a baby with Captain Otoyo,” she said.
The revelation has sparked heated debate online, with some netizens applauding her courage to speak her truth, while others criticized her for washing her dirty linen in public. Many argued that no child should ever grow up reading or hearing such statements about their parents.
For years, Mashirima has carried the burden of raising her son alone, with Otoyo allegedly playing little to no role in the child’s upbringing. Friends close to the journalist say she has struggled in silence and only recently decided to speak out.
Kenyans online quickly dug up the pair’s past relationship, noting that it had been a hot topic years ago when news first broke that the two had a child together. However, neither Mashirima nor Otoyo ever addressed the issue publicly — until now.
