Some 10 years ago, Beatrice Njoki Mangure, a Kenyan businesswoman, moved to the United States in search of greener pastures little did she know she would return home with nothing to hold on to.

Narrating her journey, Beatrice Njoki revealed she decided to leave Kenya after her six-year marriage failed.  Her husband, whom they met in a church and married for six years, decided to end the marriage and married their house help.

So depressing was the situation that Njoki decided to move abroad to start a new life. She admitted that life in the US was not easy, but she worked hard as she had kids to take care of back in Kenya.

“It was one of the hardest times in my life. I went through a lot of pain. It was traumatizing because I had to be treated for depression.” she said in an interview with Afrimax.

A few months after relocating to the US, the woman ventured into catering business in Georgia City, where she specialized in Kenyan dishes.

The business peaked so well that she managed to acquire two cars. Things took a different turn when the mother of two was injured at her workplace.

”One day, I fell down, and I had my back injured. I didn’t take it seriously because after going to hospital, I hadn’t any part of my bones broken,’’ Beatrice Njoki added.

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Six months after the accident, she realized she couldn’t stand. This affected her business, prompting her to shut down and relocate back to Kenya.

She however lost all her belongings worth millions of shillings while on her way to Kenya, marking the beginning of a life of less for the woman who was once a millionaire.

“When I relocated back here to Kenya, I carried all my stuff and even bought new stuff. I had put them in a container, but I lost it all. It never arrived in Kenya. I came back with only two suitcases that I carried at the airport.”

“That was what I brought back to this country. I lost things that were a lot of money, running in millions. But I didn’t get anything.” she recalled.

The businesses that she had started in Kenya also collapsed due to fraudulent handlers, leaving her with zero financial aid. She now relies on taxi business to make ends meet.

Beatrice Njoki, who uses a leased car, is pleading for help to buy her own car for the taxi business and to treat her eye condition.