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A Maasai man based in the United States of America has explained his struggles in constructing a house for his parents.
Mwanakwetu Molel, the last child in a family of eight, left his home in Arusha, Tanzania, to earn money to provide a better life for his parents and himself.
Before traveling abroad, he promised his mom that he would build her a house and move her from the grass and mud-thatched house they grew up in.
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Molel revealed that he has dreamt of building his parents a home for the past 20 years.
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“I come from a very humble background, and when I left home, I promised my parents and myself that someday I would build them a better house,” he said.
He explained that he hails from a very remote village in one of Tanzania’s forests where they lacked amenities like water and electricity.
However, when he was financially stable and ready to make the dream a reality, he faced a series of challenges.
“At first, it was not easy because constructing a house requires a lot of money, which I did not immediately have, so I only helped with basic provisions like food to make their lives comfortable,” Molel stated.
Molel tried to move his parents to a better environment and rent them a house in 2016, but they refused.
“Since I could not build them a house then, I decided to rent my parents a house somewhere in a town, but they refused, noting that they loved the village life,” he said.
As such, he gathered more funds and began the construction process in 2017.
However, this did not go through fully because the masons and project managers were not honest with the funds.
As if that was not enough stress, Molel experienced a five-year financial crisis, and the unfinished building collapsed.
“I went into a financial crisis for 5 years, which stopped the construction, and the house collapsed,” he narrated.
In December 2023, the Maasai man set on another construction project. Only this time, he was better prepared to deal with the men on the ground.
He traveled to Arusha in February 2024 to ensure the project went smoothly.
“Looking for trustworthy people to build the house was a challenge as some mismanaged my funds. There was no one to supervise them, so I had to travel back to the country in February 2024 to do it,” he added.
These challenges inspired the formation of Shoshana Africa, an agency that offers services for Africans living abroad and have projects back home.
They help in building the projects and supervising completion to avoid cases of scamming and mismanagement of funds.
Mwanakwetu Molel noted that his parents are overjoyed and happy about how far he has come.
“My parents are extremely happy because something like this is happening in their lives after more than sixty years of their marriage,” he said.
He told TUKO.co.ke that his parents were over 80 years old, which some of his relatives used to discourage him from building them a house.
However, he affirmed that he had promised to construct them a house and that nothing would stop him as long as his parents were alive.
He also hired a caregiver to take care of them due to their old age.
“My parents are over 80 years old, so some family members tried to talk me out of building them a house, but I didn’t listen to them,” he stated.
He further revealed that the three-bedroom house is in its final stages, as he has already bought furniture and installed solar panels for electricity.
Molel plans to officially launch the house on September 25, 2024.
In separate news reported by TUKO.co.ke, a young man was lauded after building an affordable portable house
The man showed off the portable house in a clip that went viral on social media, showing the interior décor and amenities inside.
He showed how he started the house before eventually roofing and installing some interior designs.
Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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