Kenyan content creator Tesoti has recounted a frightening alleged home invasion in which two men reportedly broke into her house at about 3am and threatened her with a knife.
The incident has sparked sympathy from Kenyans online, although some social media users have questioned aspects of her account.
In an Instagram Stories video shared on Monday, November 9, Tesoti said she was woken up by an intruder pointing a knife at her face. She claimed the men ordered her to remain silent as they carried out the robbery.
“At 3 am, nimeamshwa with a knife to my face,” she said, visibly shaken, adding that the intruders told her to keep quiet so they could “do their work smoothly”.
Tesoti further claimed that she narrowly escaped sexual assault during the incident. She said the attackers made away with several household items, including her television, radio, gas cylinder, bedsheets and a lesso.
According to her account, the intruders also removed a power socket while disconnecting the television.
She later reportedly went live on TikTok, where she broke down in tears as viewers reacted to her account. While some expressed concern and urged her to report the incident to police, others questioned why the alleged intruders took items such as bedsheets but left her phone behind.
As of the time of publication, Tesoti had not publicly provided further details about the suspects or confirmed whether she had reported the incident to police.
The alleged incident comes amid wider concerns about violent crime and home security in Nairobi.
The US Embassy in Kenya lists armed carjacking, mugging, home invasion, sexual assault and kidnapping for ransom among the forms of violent crime reported in the country.
In early November, police intensified night operations in Utawala following reports that two officers had been attacked and their firearms stolen by suspected motorcycle-riding gang members in Ruai.
Other reported cases have also raised security concerns among residents. In June, detectives arrested a suspect linked to a series of night burglaries in Kileleshwa, where valuables worth about Sh900,000 were reportedly stolen.
In a separate incident, suspected thieves raided a home in Lavington and stole more than Sh2.6 million from foreign residents.
Tesoti's account, however, remains a public allegation, with no further details from police or an independent account of the reported break-in.