A United States Of America (US) woman has shocked even her family after making a bold decision to sell everything and relocate to kenya to marry a mjengo kenyan worker.
Merilyn Miller, the US woman who hails from Ohio, United States, first came to Kenya in 2019 for a missionary work. However, she did not know that the journey will end up finding the love of her life including marry the kenyan.
Narrating their affair to media houses, Elvis Aluzimbi, the kenyan man who finally married Merilyn Miller said that he also met Merilyn during a charitable event he had volunteered to work in.
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Born and bred in Western Kenya, Aluzimbi grew up in poverty as his family lived in economic hardships. He relocated to Nairobi to acquire job opportunities for a better lifestyle.
The situation, however, did not fare well as he failed to get any form of employment. As his frustrations grew, Aluzimbi engaged in drugs and alcohol addiction as his solace
In 2015, Aluzimbi decided to give his life to Christ and change his ways. Months later, he got a chance to do several casual jobs including construction work
As he strove to earn a better living, he decided to volunteer as a chef at a local company as part of missionary work to help the less fortunate. He noted that he would at times earn a small stipend for his hard work.
In 2019, Aluzimbi arrived at work and began his shift just as he normally did. However, that particular day, he met up with Merilyn Miller, who hailed from Ohio, United States
“The thing that attracted me to her is that she used to assist me in the kitchen. I thought she would make a good wife. We began meeting at social events. One day while heading for missionary work, I decided to propose to her inside a bus, and she said yes.”
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Following the news, the woman flew back to the US to inform her family of the decision to marry a kenyan. The news was, however, received with mixed reactions owing to different cultural backgrounds.
In October 2021, she decided to sell her personal belongings including a Jeep to fly to Nairobi. Two months later, the two got married.