Actress Elizabeth Wanjiru alias Charity Mwamba has been a TV sensation for 11 years in the local TV drama, Mother-In-Law.
She is known for her conspicuous role as a mother-in-law and also the main cast in the Citizen TV programme.
Speaking to Massawe Japanni on Radio Jambo, the 77-year-old actress shared her painful journey and how being active has helped her.
Wanjiru disclosed she has been ageing without her children around her after her Ugandan ex-husband, Shem Bageine, left with the three of them.
"I was married by a Ugandan and during the time of dictator Idd Amin, we were affected with the Ugandan politics so we parted ways. A very serious thing happened; he took away our children. I live alone like a woman who never gave birth," said Wanjiru.
According to Wanjiru, her husband had another wife and children and she does not know how her children are fairing.
The mother of three added her joy was taken away with the children, the youngest being 12 years old.
"I had brought them up so well and the last born was in class, basically, the child was 12 years," she said.
The sensational actress further revealed her children have had an opportunity to see her once.
It has not been an easy ride for her after losing 10 out of 12 sisters in a span of 10 years.
She said 10 of the siblings died under unclear circumstances which she could not describe and was only left with one sister and herself.
The actress also gave painful details of her marriage saying it was not a roller coaster as she spent most of her time visiting the police station.
Living in Loreshe, the mother of three said she frequented police station to file complaints about her husband's habit.
According to her, this is something which she took lightly saying such things are normal in marriages.
In addition, Charity revealed it has not been an easy journey living alone without her children.
"It has been a hard life living alone but God has helped me. I think I am the happiest person all thanks to being an actress," said Wanjiru.
According to the Mother-In-Law actress, there was no bond with her children because it has always been a phone relationship.
The retired teacher said she has always kept her children in prayers, adding that she is now a proud grandmother of 11.
Wanjiru still has her wedding ring even after her husband left saying she has not had an opportunity to ask for a divorce.
The actress parted ways with her husband in the 80s and retired from her teaching career in 1997.
Her husband of 13 years left her in 1981 for another wife who was also residing in Kenya.
Her husband, Shem Bageine, left Kenya in 1987 with their three children, two daughters and last born son after his passport was revoked to pursue politics in his motherland Uganda.
Bageine a senior politician served as Ugandan Minister of State in East African Affairs.