Kenyan Man in Arizona Arrested for Being Drunk while Caring for Patients

Wah!! Blacked out on the job? Now thats a new level. Majangilis have been drinking at nursing homes since they started giving out green cards like free lunches. I know of afew who have lost their licenses. Afew years ago, an ex-mjeshi got smacked by a combative resident and he gave the old guka a black eye. He did some time too- a week or something. He was wasted kiasi & blamed it on ptsd. He's lucky his face didn't get plastered all over kenyan webpages.

Uhuru Kenyatta Blacks Out more Serious and More often than Mathenge. The DIFFERENCE is that The Former and the Latter are Above and Below the Law respectively.

Selective amnesia. Who's the latest politician to grace our Youtube screens with his Christmastime overindulgence? NASA leaders and their minions have no moral authority to criticize one Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta love of the bottle. Gordon Opiyo always says, whatever Raila accuses you of, he is pointing the flashlight squarely at himself as he is more guilty of it.

I know its irrelevant to the topic but does this guy have blue eyes or am l seeing things?

Mathenge no worries, You will get probation and get some alcohol classes. Just admit its part of your illness since alcohol is drug when you go for hearing.,

Damn! He might not see citizenship with such record and he might be deported. He needs a tough criminal defence and not to agree to anything. Let his friends know.

@Mathenge - if you are working on Christmas day, maneno ya kunywa muratina uwache. Do you think that vodka was worth it. Now you are facing some pretty serious charges. Hata nyumbani Kenya we know its "Baada ya Kazi".

Mathenge dont worry it was bad luck, it wasnt your day

The temptation might be to take the "holier than thou" attitude but truth be told, many of us are not this addicted yet. Go to most Kenyan parties and the drinking is out of this world. This chap is ill and needs help not condemnation.

Seriously muthamaki!! He had to celebrate for Xmas

sad.if you find yourself in such asituation...just call in sick
.anyway,if mathenge drove to work drunk,this is serious stuff.if he successfully survive the ordeal,he should be mr.pepsi cola.

It's quite dangerous and risky to have one employee working any shift in a healthcare facility! Why was he the only employee working Christmas day? @Mathenge,great job for a one night's self destructive behavior! I hope you are proud of your actions.

@G2. May be is one of those small facilities that have very few residents. He might be drinking at work. All in all he needs some help

Mathenge usijali , just admit to having a drinking Problem. You will be sent for Classes. Kujipanga my Fren !!

Sometimes life here is sooo stressful one has to drink. I know people who leave parties and head to work drunk. He'll be okay. It may cost him his job, but since no one got hurt, he'll get off easy

Opportunistic guy. He took advantage of the fact that there were no other colleagues that night to self indulge in alcohol. Or maybe he just feels depressed with the sort of career his doing and has turned to alcohol as a relief mechanism

He messed p bigly. He should kknow that hakuna impunity in the US for aliens.
Arudi nyumbani wanywe njohi na redeyed prince.

Correct; Prince Ohunye.

Kenyans in diaspora drink like shit.Huko Boston,mass,Philadelphia n New Jersey wamezidi.Why drink n drive or even go to work.This is a bad behaviour not a sickness.Mathenge sasa utajisot.U will loose yr job n pray to God it doesn’t go on yr system coz my bratha ur done.Thats why I always insist mtu awe amenjipanga hapa jamhuri kiasi Coz such shit happens ndio ikienda mbaya ukae sana bila wira u can pack n leave this sodom n gormolla countries?My African pples especially wakenya wenzangu always play smart n planned ahead.I always insist that SHIT happens whether u have 20 greencards or 20 citizenship’s with you.

You are onto something Mkenya. One guy in my stateside area was recently deported as a result of alcohol related fights in bars and Kenyan parties while being illegal here. Someone recently saw him in a matatu terminus in Kisumu working as a tout after being here 15 years plus.
On a positive note, many are doing great things. I am aware of a few who work here but wouldn't skip a bit in their lifestyles if shit hits the fan. They have investments that give them as much as $8000 a month in Kenya if they picked up and left country.

$8000 per month? This is exaggeration. If it's true then he/she needs to go home manage his/her business because I believe he is losing even more.

Yes....this is someone I know personally. He has quite a few flats managed professionally. I just ran into him on my last trip to Kenya. He is married to a jungu who refuses to move to Kenya. He is Kenya maybe five months of the year. His home here, worth over $1million, is paid for...

What kind of business are the doing making $8000 per month while they are in state side? Either you are exaggerating or they have bad business management because people will take advantage of you when you are not there to manage your business. Don't tell me they have tu plots making ksh 800,000 per month.

Boss, I know at least 7 guys in my diaspora area that are making 400,000/month+ in property in Kenya.
-One friend has 80 flats, all bedsitters and one bedrooms. In addition, they have 20 small kiosks that are very tastefully done.
-Another friend has 40 right by the arboretum in Kileleshwa and he makes Sh 1 million+/month.
-Another friend makes about sh 450,000 a month with his 24 flats in Uthiru.
-Two have 50 flats+ each in the Kinoo area.
-One has 40 one bedroomed flats in Mathare North.
-Yet another friend has a petrol station in addition to income generating properties in very high end areas of Nairobi. Normal looking guy around here.
…and yes, I am one of the aforementioned people. I have excellent caretakers – one has been with me for 14 years. We are all friends with the aforementioned investors – share lots of information when it comes to approvals, funding, KRA taxes ie accounting, security, fundis etc. One trait with most of us is that we do it very quietly. Most of my friends around here have absolutely no clue what I do so frequently in Kenya. You cannot show every Tom, Dick and Harry your dream because naysayers are many.
Several don’t move to Kenya permanently for all sorts of reasons mainly to do with family. Some married to Americans while some spouses spouses, mostly women, are quite hesitant to move.

I got it, well explained. Wishing you and your buddies all the best in your business.

@Nani?, I have been thinking about doing something in the same line of business but my issue is with unscrupulous fundis in 254. Can you share how you get/vet fundis who know their stuff in kenya. Also if you can share approximately how much is required to build a 40 flats without taking any loans in kenya. The thing that is holding me at the moment is lack of information and corruption dealing with county officials in Kenya

Building in Kenya is baptism by fire. I will be lying by telling you that I have not been swindled. I can narrate a story where a plumber put the pipes all wrong in a five storey building and I ended up paying an additional 400,000 to correct the mistake. In another case, I paid a contractor 700,000 and he did not pay the workers for two weeks and had to fire him together with the workers. Getting a permit, any permit, requires bribery - I had sworn that I would NEVER bribe anyone. Guess what, I have had no choice but to do it. That said, the returns on real estate investment in Kenya has exceeded my expectations....location location location. In addition, I have become very professional and customer service oriented - clearly laid out rules, returning deposits in two weeks max and being on top of repairs. Word has gotten around and I never have vacancies. Some tenants have been with me for 10 years+. Building prices vary depending on location and what you really want. The best thing is to engage an architect and QS to draw a building and work on some BQs. Also, I do have a fundi as well. That said, I would recommend that you have an additional person on the ground to keep up on the details. Their job is to minimize theft. Period. Whatever the recommendation I give you does not negate your due diligence. Let me know whether you have additional questions

@Nani that's very nice and candid info. We need people like you who are sincere and helpful.May your business flourish and prosper even more.

You have given me some motivation on why I should go for it. I am in the process of laying out a plan money wise for that project. Thanks and Happy New Year and be blessed.

Kenyans are thieves!! Let me repeat again for those who did not hear me well. "All Kenyans are potential thieves, its only the degree of thievery that varies.Kenyans see and lookopportunities wherever they hear of a majuu person.Dont even trust own biological father or brother. Watakuangamiza. If you are to build your own flat, I suggest you do it yourself, and pole pole. That is, it is posdible, unakuja una chapachapa foundation and or the walls then unarudi. Almost 3 hears after i relocated to Kenya, I keep on running from my fellow Kenyans especially when i want to do something. Kenyans have surpassed Nigerians with expertise in defrauding, conmanship, thievery, money-laundering, and all manner of criminality. Kenyans will still from you and then use the same money to bribe the police to not be arrested. Diasporans be careful with your loot, utafagiliwa zooote. Kenyans are fighting to elevate their lifestyles by stealing or defrauding their fellow Kenyans. What you see with Mpigs, Mcas, governors is a true depiction of who Kenyans are. They will con you and then watch them spending your money like its not a big deal. Its difficult to get somebody you can real trust, but its worth a try.

@Nani, thanks for sharing that info and @MkenyaHalisi pia. Our people need a lot of help in this. There are many Kenyan people struggling with alcohol and they need to seek help and perhaps when their heads have cleared,they will start to think of a bag of cement as more valuable than alcohol. Haba na haba hujaza kibaba.

$8,000 per month? I salute them if they got the money honesty. Sometimes you hear people who have bought multi-million properties and latter on you realize ni pesa ya CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

These are diaspora Kenyans only that I am talking about. People I have known for years.

@Nani. I guess you did not get my point. I am talking about those Kenyans who steal from CMS and send money to Kenya to invest.

My bad...I saw that after I hit the save button. If I ever get a hunch that someone's money is dirty, I slowly disengage. Being honest especially with other people's money is extremely important to me. All the people I am talking about have raised the money here and used to invest in Kenya...Home Equity lines of credit, madouble, loans and even borrowing from their IRAs including their Roth and 403Bs.

Kenya you are so right. Hiyo biashara ya uizi imezidi. Folks are having properties in Kenya repossessed by the us government because of embezzlement here. Whenever you hear someone say...I Can't tell you how I make my money like our dear friend the senator, then know there is some fishy or illegal deals taking place.

Kenya you are so right. Hiyo biashara ya uizi imezidi. Folks are having properties in Kenya repossessed by the us government because of embezzlement here. Whenever you hear someone say...I Can't tell you how I make my money like our dear friend the senator, then know there is some fishy or illegal deals taking place.

why was he the only one working in the facility? it's against the states policy for a facility to have only one caregiver on shift..the bosses in that place need to give the reasons..secondly, for Mr. Mathenge staying on duty drunk is just unspeakable..he should just have called sick so he can nurse his drunkenness..you see the stupid things people put themselves in while they know the repercussions

Sirikali ta saidia

Wow!! This issue needs to be addressed big time!! Kenyan men are just drinking too much and most of them deny being alcoholic. Sad!!

Hosted several friends recently and since I no longer drink, they made sure that they brought their "poison of choice'. What I noticed, is the tendency these days to purchase very expensive liquor. Unfortunately, I have never seen the difference between a changaa and a Grey Goose drunk. All I can imagine is the bags of cement I can purchase with the $40 drinks!

Methenge that was very stupid of you! I hope
You have invested at home otherwise, all you
will take home is a twang

Acheni hizi advice zenu za Kinoo. Hapa Rome, we do what Romans do: Brother aseme ana Alcoholism problem and ADHD...Legally, the court ,must allow his treatment. He did not hit anyone, he was passed out..i.e sick. Bham! We are done. Sign up for AA meetings, hang out there for 6 months, and move on with life.

It is the American Way.

May the good lord stand by your side. It is a lesson learnt but the good thing is that no one got hurt to an extent. At your age my daughter was in primary school and another pre school. Meaning you are aged enough to act appropriately if not with maturity. Learn from this bro and get baptized in the water otige Sin.
IF YOU HAVE TO DRINK AND WORK, DRINK MILK.

Dr Sifuna, I second you. kuteleza sio kuanguka! He has messed up, yes, lakini judging him negatively will not undo what has been done. Atumie resources at hand to rectify the situation. Jungu's/mawest are very crafty and always panga a rota to suit their situations, plus they know how quick we are to latch on to an extra shift (coz' we need the coins, damn it!), so Christmas is always a shift you will not see them working if they have a choice and that might explain why Mathenge was working solo. Yes, the brother erred, but let's not kick him when down. His conscience and humiliation is punishment enough!

CHARLO.....!!!!!!
Do you by any chance know this man????!!!!!

@Pita, what's your point. If anyone knows him is irrelevant. You want him shamed more that he has. Personally, I am just happy none of the people he was caring came to harm as that would have been a tragic mess. You put yourself (although you may think you are hollier) in his shoes and imagine the shame he may be feeling. I don't know the man, but judging him on a human level injected by a bit I know of our people (me included). Give him a hand up from the floor, not stomp him harder when down. Undugu, that's all - that's where Nigerians fair better than us.

guys this man is my neighbour and a classmate and dont judge him soo much coz even wen u go to his fb he has posted emotionally on how he lost his mother and he did manage even to Come for her burial in a few weeks back so mayb that is wat is leading him to this.

@patrick. telling him to look for a Church near where he lives that have grieving classes. They are free. Many big Churches have them. You learn how to handle grieve and get people to tell how you feel

or a mosque