Clare has come forward to share her experience of sexual harassment while working at The Bull by Karen meat factory.
She says her former boss, Andrew Wakahiu, took advantage of his position and power, leaving her feeling failed and betrayed.
According to Clare, the harassment happened close to three times before she decided to act. At first, she stayed silent because Wakahiu was an influential man who had served as head of delivery during Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime.
She feared that reporting him might put her in danger or cost her her job. The fear of being dismissed or ignored kept her quiet even when she was deeply uncomfortable with what was happening.
On September 11, Clare says she decided she couldn’t stay quiet anymore. That day, she recorded Wakahiu as he tried to take advantage of her again. In the recording, he could be heard asking for a BJ and a quickie.
She recalls how he went further to undress her and inserted his fingers inside her despite her resistance. Clare says she told him she respected his wife and didn’t want to be part of what he was doing. It was a moment that left her deeply shaken and aware that she needed to protect herself.
She kept the recording and later decided to tell his wife the truth, hoping she would understand.
But Clare says she was shocked to learn that she wasn’t the only woman who had gone through such an experience with him. This discovery made her realise how often people in power get away with harming others without fear of consequence.
Clare later chose to leave her job because she could no longer bear the emotional weight of staying in that environment. When she resigned, Wakahiu refused to pay her full salary, claiming she hadn’t given proper notice. Clare says this was unfair since he already knew the real reason she left.
“I loved my work,” Clare says. “Food and beverage, customer service, assisting clients that was my passion. But I had to walk away because I couldn’t take it anymore.”
Now at home and trying to heal, Clare says the entire experience has left her questioning how safe workplaces really are for women. She feels that many young people are encouraged to work hard and build their skills, but the same system often fails to protect them from people who misuse authority.
“I’m not bitter,” she says. “I’m just not okay with being treated unfairly, especially when I gave my best to a job I truly loved.”
Clare’s story shows how silence and power protect those who abuse others.
For her, speaking out is not about revenge but about seeking fairness and reminding others that no job should ever come at the cost of one’s dignity.
