A man from Kapsabey, Nandi County, has tearfully shared how his finances were completely drained by his relationship. Naphtali Ole Tipia, recounting his emotional journey, revealed how he became financially depleted while caring for his wife, Waryoba Amos Jackson, who fell ill shortly after their marriage.
Naphtali, a security guard in Qatar since 2015, had returned home to marry Waryoba, a Tanzanian woman. He left for Qatar again after their wedding, leaving her in the care of his sister, a Moi University employee, ensuring her safety since Waryoba’s family had returned to Tanzania. However, Naphtali recalled how, in 2019, Waryoba began losing weight while working in Dar es Salaam. He initially attributed it to work-related stress. When she later moved to stay with her mother, her health seemed to improve as she gained weight.
In January 2023, Naphtali left for Qatar again, only for his wife to fall ill. Waryoba reported feeling cold, and a hospital visit confirmed she had pneumonia. After receiving treatment, she recovered and returned home, but her health deteriorated once more. This time, she was taken to a private hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with a gland in her stomach producing excess fluid. She spent over a month in the hospital receiving treatment, and eventually, her condition improved, making surgery unnecessary. She returned to Tanzania with her mother and even resumed attending church.
However, in April 2023, her illness resurfaced. Despite Naphtali’s best efforts to ensure she received treatment, Waryoba tragically passed away in 2024. Naphtali, devastated, resigned from his job in Qatar and received a severance of KSh 250,000. Unfortunately, a friend he had lent money to deducted about KSh 90,000, leaving him with insufficient funds to cover his wife’s medical expenses. Unable to afford a funeral in Kenya, his in-laws requested the burial take place in Tanzania. The ceremony was arranged peacefully, with the church in Morogoro providing the casket, and his in-laws covering the remaining costs.
Naphtali used the last of his savings to cement his wife’s grave, leaving him both financially drained and unemployed.
