Dad With Disability Says Kids Feed And Wash Him After Wife Abandoned Them: "She Never Returned"

Dad With Disability Says Kids Feed And Wash Him After Wife Abandoned Them: "She Never Returned"

  • Munyeshyaka Jean-Paul was born without disability until age seven, when he could no longer walk following an illness
  • His sisters abandoned him as they could not bear his situation, forcing him to crawl to the streets looking for a living
  • He met a woman with whom they had two kids, but she took off after they were evicted from their house by the landlord

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A man with a caring and supportive wife was left at the mercy of their little children to take care of him.

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Single dad of two with disability Munyeshyaka Jean-Paul being washed by son. Screengrab: Afrimax English.
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The single dad of two with a disability was born normal, strong and able to walk until he couldn't, at age seven.

"The disability started as an illness that should have been easily treated. They did not administer my treatment on time. I lost my parents and was left under my sisters' responsibility, who only saw me as a burden," Munyeshyaka Jean-Paul told Afrimax English.

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Munyeshyaka's dream of being a professional driver was shattered as he found himself crawling.

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Since he could not do anything independently, it became too much for his sisters to lift, wash, feed and do everything for him.

He was left helpless and hopeless when he needed them the most, compelling him to crawl to the streets, looking for a living.

The 27-year-old met a beautiful woman who vowed to always be by his side and agreed to start a family together.

Man abandoned during COVID-19 pandemic

They lived in harmony and were blessed with two children. Life was bearable as the wife did everything for Munyeshyaka.

"The day she left the house was during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the landlord realised we won't afford rent, he kicked us out. After evicting us, everyone went their way as she abandoned me with the kids," Munyeshyaka added.

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He struggles to make ends meet, and since he is physically challenged, his kids take care of him - washing him daily and helping him out with his clothes.

Munyeshyaka said his wife switched off her phone and never returned, even to check on the welfare of the kids.

Mombasa man appeals for help after accident

In a similar story, popular Kenyan website Tuko.co.ke reported that a Mombasa man left disabled by electric shock appealed for help after his wife abandoned him with their two kids.

Bon Job Munyao revealed that he got an electrical accident in 2020 which made him lose his hand and leg.

The 29-year-old, who lived in Chuda estate, Mombasa, was abandoned by his wife after the accident.

Munyao disclosed that his family also cut ties with him; he suffered with his two kids.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke

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