Mosiria offers Joyce Onyango a job after wrongful accusations over child’s death
Nairobi Chief Officer for Citizen Engagement and Customer Service, Geoffrey Mosiria, has confirmed that Joyce Onyango, the woman who had earlier been accused in connection with the death of a four-year-old child, has been cleared of all allegations after postmortem results revealed the child died of pneumonia.
Mosiria said he first identified the case after the child’s mother reached out to him seeking help and claiming her child had died under suspicious circumstances while under Joyce’s care.
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“I gave the complainant a platform to share her story based on the information that was available at the time,” Mosiria said.
He explained that Joyce was not at the house when the incident happened and could not be reached on the phone, raising suspicion and prompting the allegations against her.
According to Mosiria, after learning about the public accusations, Joyce voluntarily presented herself to the police the following day.“She was arrested, detained, and later taken to court as investigations continued,” he said.
However, the investigations later took a different turn after medical examinations established that the child had died from pneumonia.
“After the postmortem examination was conducted, the results confirmed that Joyce was innocent and had no role in the child’s death,” Mosiria stated.
Following her clearance, Joyce visited Mosiria’s office, accompanied by her family, to share her side of the story and explain the difficult experience she had gone through.
Mosiria said that after listening to her, he felt compelled to support her in rebuilding her life after the ordeal.
“Since she had not secured employment after everything she had gone through, I spoke to a friend who agreed to offer her a job as a housekeeper,” he said.
The new job opportunity will earn Joyce Ksh17,000, a significant increase from the Ksh6,000 she had been earning in her previous work.
Mosiria also said he plans to arrange a meeting between Joyce and the child’s mother to allow both parties to talk and peacefully resolve their differences. Beyond Joyce’s case, Mosiria said the incident had highlighted the urgent need to protect domestic workers from exploitation and unfair treatment.
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This comes after he held discussions with Brian Muhatsi, President of House Managers, House Helps, and Farm Support Workers in Kenya, on the welfare of domestic workers across the country.“We agreed to work together to advocate for the rights of domestic workers and ensure they are treated with dignity and paid fairly,” Mosiria said.
He also accepted the role of patron for the association and called on domestic workers facing mistreatment to come forward.“No worker should suffer exploitation in silence. We want to ensure every domestic worker is respected, protected, and valued,” he said.
