Conned by a Fake Kenyan President

About the Book

Violence, separation, mums death, destitution, early marriage, husband death, HIV stigma and widowhood, Th ese adversities have birthed a diversity of eff ects such as endurance and resilience that even death wont silence. consequently, the dare of this audacious fellow citizen counterfeiting my president is a life setup, I know. the con may have done it over and over in the past, but the privilege and thoroughness of the experiences as mentioned above have amplifi ed my voice to stand and speak out for a generation which the gods mute. In truth, I am set free indeed to know that its louder in the tomb. Inside these pages is its nakedness. Th e real conversations ‘as is’ with a fake Kenyan President who conned me hundreds of thousands by impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta in the name of helping to build a youth centre, a goal I had shared. How much deeper can we as a nation Plunge?

About the Author

The author is the third of six siblings. Her parents separated when she was eight years old, followed by her mother’s demise fours year later in a road accident, leaving six children to fetch for themselves in a single rented room. Margaret got married at age twenty and managed to train as a legal secretary while raising her two daughters. She lost her husband of sixteen years in 2004 to HIV, but she tested negative. Adversity has shaped a woman who, in 2008, founded one of the most impactful youth ministries in the Kenyan diaspora, The Talanta Awards. Margaret is an ordained deacon and now a LPN by profession. She lives in McLean, Virginia, and fellowships at HOF Church of God in Springfield, Virginia.