African Widower Emotional after Daughter Builds Gorgeous House for Him
- Wilkister Atieno Otieno made her dad proud after building him a cute house on his ancestral land in Kisumu county
- According to Wilkister, her dad, who is a widower, had done so much to bring them up all alone, and she wanted to reward him
- She revealed that her dad moved to the coastal town when he was still young and got married to his love, who was from Tanzania
A Kisumu man can't keep calm after his Gulf-based daughter, Wilkister, built him a beautiful house.
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Wilkister loses her mum
In an interview with Briefly News, Wilkister said that her dad moved to Voi as a young man, and while there, he met a beautiful Tanzanian woman and married her.
"I decided to build the house because I wasn't comfortable with the house we were living in, dad struggled a lot to take care of us since we were little, my mom died when I was 5 years old, dad was the only family I knew while growing up. I have seen all his struggles and it was my prayer since I was little to do what I did," said Wilkister.
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"Although he started his life in Voi, I could not afford to buy land and build the house in the coastal town so we decided to go back to Kisumu," she continued.
Wilkister saves money for 2 years
According to the dedicated daughter, it took her two years to build him a house after saving for it.
"It is a two-bedroom house; it cost me a lot, and I used up every coin I had. I built the house alone since I am the breadwinner of the family," explained the chef.
Wilkister attributed the project's success to God and revealed that her dad was very happy.
He said: " My daughter, you have earned me respect. I will not forget everything you have done for me. God bless you my daughter."
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Lady builds house for parents
In another story, a young lady showed people the houses she had built for her parents as her income could allow.
The lady was able to raise some money to build a thatched roofed structure while she was working as a maid.
The same parents got a better building when the lady married a rich husband who helped to construct a better building.
Builds big home for dad, makes him proud
Briefly News reported that a young man who just built a house for his father has posted a touching video to show off the new structure.
The man, identified on TikTok as Sparkleteedatp, shared the photo of the dirty-looking place his father was staying.
He said he vowed to make his parents proud by building them a new place. The young man lamented that his mother, who is now late, did not live to witness the new house.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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