Lydia Wanjiru speaks on tribalism and blame after former partner’s accident
By Paulette Mboga, September 8, 2026Lydia Wanjiru has spoken about the difficult period after her former partner, Doso, accidentally fell from a building while drunk.
She said she was blamed for the incident and faced claims that she had pushed him, while tribal comments also became part of the situation.
Lydia explained that Doso fell from the fourth floor after they returned home from a club because they wanted to continue with their night. She said he fell while taking out some things, but people later accused her of causing the fall.
“He fell from the fourth floor when we got home from the club because we wanted kuendelea na sherehe. He fell sijui akitoa viatu. People said I pushed him,” Lydia Wanjiru said while speaking to Alex Mwakideu on Monday, September 7, 2026.
She said Doso later underwent surgery and spent two weeks in the ICU. Lydia explained that the situation became harder because people focused on accusations against her instead of what she and Doso were going through.
“He went through a late-hour surgery. And the only thing people could say is that Lydia amemskuma, and then he is luo, and I am kikuyu so there is tribalism,” Lydia Wanjiru said.
Lydia recalls two difficult weeks
Lydia said the situation also involved Doso’s family, who she said came at her during the difficult period. She explained that she was in Kisumu at the time, adding that the combination of accusations and tribal comments made the experience painful.
“Then I am I Kisumu, and his family coming at me. That was the loneliest days of my life. Two weeks, because he was in ICU for two weeks,” Lydia Wanjiru said.
She said the experience changed her and influenced how she now views situations involving people who are in hospital. Lydia explained that people should be careful about the words they use when someone is going through a health crisis.
“Through that whole ordeal, mimi nilikua changed,” Lydia Wanjiru said.
She added that her experience made her more aware of how hurtful comments can be during difficult moments.
Lydia then referred to Natalie Githinji’s hospitalisation as she made a plea to people speaking about patients. She said people should avoid making negative comments about someone in hospital, especially when they believe the person may be responsible for their situation.
“I tell people like saa hii vile Natalie ako hospitali, please, if you do not have something good to say about the person, if you think they are responsible for being in the hospital, don’t say it,” Lydia Wanjiru said.
She ended by stressing that silence is better than adding pain to someone already going through a difficult time. Lydia said people should think about the effect of their words before speaking about someone in hospital.