“When my father passed away, he had HIV/AIDS” – Judy Nywira (Abel Mutua’s wife)

The specifics of her father’s passing have been revealed for the first time by Judy Nyawira, Abel Mutua’s widow.

Unbeknownst to many, her father had contracted HIV while working in Nairobi.

The mother of one revealed in an interview with CTA (Cleaning The Airwaves) that after her father passed away, the in-laws kicked them out of the house.

‘ My dad suffered a stroke and he had started going for Physiotherapy. What I remember about our house in Nairobi was the smell of medication. While in class six my dad was in and out of hospital. We went to the hospital on a Saturday as my dad had requested my mum to take all of us. On Sunday my dad passed away. By the time my dad passed away, my mum was 36 years old, with four kids to take care of.

My dad had a bit of money in the bank, around 2 million. A month after we buried our dad, the in-laws came to knock being led by my paternal grandmother and her eldest kids. They wanted his property. I loved my cucu and loved doing sleepovers and I couldn’t understand how she was the one throwing us out.

I had gone to the hospital where my dad was being treated before his death The doctor asked me If I knew what had killed my dad. I was a bit shocked because I knew it was a stroke. The doctor said he had a stroke but he also had something else, he told me to ask my mum about it when I was old enough. 

The reason for my in-laws attacking my mum was because he had HIV/AIDS, That is why he never recovered from the stroke.

My relatives from my dad’s side accused my mum of infecting my dad with HIV. They alleged they had come to remove my mum who they referred to as a ‘prostitute’ from the home.

They said my mum was sleeping around when my dad was working in Nairobi. Just to be clear, my mum has never had AIDS. We were eventually thrown out of the house. My mum’s side of the family stood by her so we went back to her home.”