- Josh Kariuki was once a promising young professional with dreams of building a successful career
- Everything changed when he secured his first job as he dropped the Akorino turban for dreadlocks and started calling himself “Jesus”
- He is currently behind bars, a situation that worries his family, who’ve watched his life disintegrate in ways they can’t explain
A Kenyan family is making an emotional appeal for support as they seek a fresh start for a man whose life took a dramatic turn after a sudden behavioural change six years ago.
Source: UGC
Josh Kariuki was once a promising young professional with a diploma in Cooperative Management from Cooperative College and hopes of building a successful career.
Speaking to NGBREAKINGNEWS, Josh’s younger brother, Simon Kamau, shared the painful journey of how everything spiraled out of control within months.
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According to Simon, his 35-year-old sibling’s troubles began around 2020, shortly after he secured his first job.
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“From 2020, he just changed. During the entire COVID period, he started claiming he was Jesus,” Simon recalled.
The family says Josh gradually drifted away from the life he had worked hard to build. They allege that he began using drugs and eventually abandoned many aspects of his former lifestyle, including removing his Akorino turban.
Simon believes a combination of challenges contributed to his brother’s downward spiral.
Among the incidents that deeply affected him was a break-in at his home, which the family says left him vulnerable and struggling.
As his condition worsened, Josh reportedly found himself living on the streets. At one point, he sought refuge at a local Akorino church, hoping to find shelter and support.
However, events took another unfortunate turn when he was accused of damaging the church’s drum set.
The incident led to his arrest, and he is currently being held in remand at Kiambu. Despite the setbacks, Simon insists that his brother is not beyond help.
“He had a future. He had gone to school and graduated. He got his first job before everything changed,” he said.
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The family is now looking beyond Josh’s current legal troubles and focusing on what happens when he regains his freedom.
Their greatest fear is that without a stable source of income and support, he could return to the streets and the destructive habits that derailed his life.
Rather than financial donations, Simon says the family’s main appeal is for an opportunity.
They are hoping that a well-wisher, employer, or someone with professional connections might be willing to help Josh secure a job once he leaves remand, giving him a chance to rebuild his life and reintegrate into society.
“We are worried that if he comes out and has nothing to do, he may fall back into the same things that got him into trouble. What he really needs is a chance to work and find his footing again,” Simon explained.
For the family, the request is simple but urgent: a second chance for a man they believe still has the potential to turn his life around.
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As they await his release, they remain hopeful that someone will see beyond his struggles and offer him an opportunity to start over.
Source: NGBREAKINGNEWS
