Netherlands-Based Meru Woman Searching For Missing Dad Heartbroken To Find Him Dead: "Died In Streets"

• Fridah Mukiri Harriet ended her 10-year search for her father, Zakayo Kinyua Mbaabu, after information he was dead
• The mum of one who was abandoned by her late father when she was only three years said the body of her father was identified in the streets, taken as an unclaimed body and buried where no one knew
• The Meru woman who lives in the Netherlands was filled with mixed reactions as she found closure but is still in pain since she has never met her father

A young lady who embarked on a journey to search for her missing father has ended in heartbreak.

Fridah Mukiri Harriet, who has been searching for her father, Zakayo Kinyua Mbaabu, disclosed news her father was dead.

The mum of a beautiful six-year-old girl penned a long post to break the news concerning her father, who left her when she was three years old.

Dead body in Eastleigh

She had taken to social media to appeal for help to find her father and, through the online appeal, she got many leads on her father.

"He entered street life and became an adult parking boy. He started collecting plastics and other litter in the streets and sleeping in garbage and drainage. He broke down completely.

Corona hit in 2020, and the man could not withstand the wrath. He died in the streets somewhere in Eastleigh. Friends identified the body. It was collected by police as an unclaimed body and buried where no one knows," part of the post read.

Meru lady learns dad was alcoholic

Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Mukiri, originally from Meru county was both in relief and pain after knowing her father's whereabouts.

She had longed to meet him for the sake of her daughter so that she may meet her grandfather, but the search ended in tears.

"When I learned he was an alcoholic, I was prepared for the worst. I knew we would clash in ideas, and it would not be easy perhaps to reconcile and have a conversation, but I was ready and determined to still reunite with him," Mukiri said.

Mukiri, based in the Netherlands, where she has lived since 2018, said she was still putting the puzzle together as she sought clarity.

She was in denial, Mukiri

The woman said she had kept the search far from her mother and sister as she did not want to involve them until she was compelled to share the negative news.

"I took some time before I could inform them. I was also shocked. Even if I don't know him, I couldn't believe hearing he is no more and how he even died broke my heart. I had to put myself together before I could inform them. They both find me a very strong woman, so if I were to show them I am affected, it would have torn them apart. I informed my mum later on before she went to bed.

She was in denial. She said that couldn't be possible, so I let her believe it was impossible and probably dad is alive. It was somehow like letting her accept it. Later this morning, we talked about it. As for my sister, I informed her around 11pm Kenyan time because she was late from work. She was equally shattered; I could feel the pain in her voice. But I somehow kept her put. We are all dealing with it differently," she noted.

Nakuru man jailed for 22 years meets father

In Nakuru, a man who spent 22 years in prison reunited with his father after 49 years.

Wycliffe Kibisu Akali grew up without his biological father and spent over 20 years in prison after being charged with robbery with violence.

When he was released from prison, his aunt called, informing him he had met his biological dad and wanted to meet him.

The lad set off to meet his father and had mixed emotions when he set his eyes on the elderly man after over four decades.