Kibera Man Becomes Object of Ridicule as Alcohol Addiction Devastates Family

Alcohol goes by many names—Booze, Ethanol, Podipodi, Tei, Muratina—but Osborne Onyango has consumed them all. Each morning begins with a drink, a habit known locally as “Kutoa Lock.” Each night ends the same way. In Kibera, Osborne’s addiction has made him a subject of ridicule and whispers.

His journey is one marked by pain, a search for acceptance, and the fading glimmer of redemption. It all started back in 2014, during his high school years. Pressured by peers and eager to belong, he began sneaking out on weekends to drink or smuggling bottles of Blue Moon through the school gate.

Eight years on, alcohol dominates his body, mind, and spirit. His wife, Catherine, survives on Sukumawiki throughout the week. Their five-year-old son stays home, not because of choice, but because they have nothing. Catherine’s only focus is finding the next meal—school can wait, but hunger won’t. To Read More, Tap Here