He wanted me dead, says woman stabbed 18 times by estranged lover

Principal Secretary for Gender Anne Wang'ombe, speaks with Florence Wanjiku, a mother of two, at Optimum Hospital in Nakuru on November 23, 2024. Florence was stabbed 18 times by her lover at Kiamunyi Estate. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Florence Wanjiku, lying on her hospital bed, recalls vividly events that led to the man she trusted, the father to her child and pastor, descending on her with a sharp object and stabbing and tearing her flesh 18 times.

With shock from the gory event still evident on her face, the 33-year-old businesswoman from Nakuru County who is still fighting for her life at Optimum Current Hospital told The Sunday Standard that she is lucky to be alive.