Life can change in an instant. Many people still remember Beatrice Murugi from Nyahururu — the young woman who once carried Kenya’s flag with pride as a marathon runner in Japan.
Beatrice came from a poor, humble home in Nyahururu. A good Samaritan noticed her talent for running and decided to sponsor her. She went to Japan for her studies, and while she was there she began marathon training. Slowly, her star started to rise. She began winning races and earning good money.
As the saying goes, never forget where you come from. Beatrice never did. While still in Japan, she bought land in Nyahururu and built a proper house for her mother. She paid for the education of her siblings and even bought a lorry to help sustain the family.
Then tragedy struck. The lorry was involved in a serious accident. The driver had not told Beatrice that the insurance had expired, so neither the victims nor the vehicle were covered. Beatrice had to compensate the victims herself, and the cost was devastating.
When she returned to Kenya, she married in Embu and they had a child. She supported her husband fully and helped build the family home. For a while, everything seemed fine.
In 2021, life turned against her. Her stomach began to swell as if she were bloated. It kept growing until she looked pregnant — though she was not. She went from hospital to hospital. The condition drained her mentally and financially, but nothing improved.
As her stomach grew larger, her husband threw her out of the house they had built together. She was taken to a shopping centre and left in a rented single room. Then he abandoned her and their only child. He told her, “You have been bewitched. I don’t want you.” That was the end of the marriage. Even her own family, starting with her mother, turned away from her.
Since then, Beatrice has been living in a KSh 1,000 rental house in Kerugoya. She survives by picking tea and doing casual jobs just to feed her child.
This is the same woman who once bought land, built a house for her mother, educated her siblings, and tried to lift her entire family out of poverty. Today she is struggling alone.
Life really can change in seconds. One moment you are winning races, earning money and raising your family; the next, you are fighting just to survive.
If you know Beatrice, if you can reach her, or if you are in a position to help in any way, please do not look away. She once used her success to lift her whole family. Now she needs someone to lift her.
Former Kenyan athlete Beatrice Murugi, who was once a top athlete, is now going through a difficult time as she struggles to provide for herself and her 10-year-old child.
Murugi, who is originally from Nyahururu, now lives in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County. She now struggles to pay rent for a house costing about KSh 1,000 and survives by picking tea and doing casual jobs to put food on the table.
Her journey in athletics once looked very promising. She went to Japan in 2009 because of her talent, where she completed her secondary education before beginning marathon training and turning professional in 2012.
During her athletics career, Murugi made millions. She used her earnings to improve the lives of her family. She bought land in Nyahururu, built a house for her mother, helped educate her siblings, and bought a lorry as an investment.
However, her fortunes changed after the lorry was involved in a fatal accident. The vehicle's insurance had expired, leaving Murugi to deal with the financial consequences of the accident.
In 2021, she developed a persistent stomach-bloating condition that has continued despite treatment. The condition is said to have affected her ability to work and live normally.
Today, the former athlete reportedly depends on manual work, including tea picking, to survive and support her child.
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