Kajiado Man Recovering From Alcohol Recounts Wife Dragging Him Out Of Bars: "Now I'm On Wheelchair"

• Anthony Othoche opened up on his struggle with alcohol, which adversely affected his career and relationship with his family
• The man from Kajiado who was a smoker by Form 2 said he indulged in heavy drinking, which ruined his life
• His wife used to look for him in bars when he had stayed up late and would drag him home as a good spouse

Kajiado - A man has vividly narrated his experience with his wife when he was hooked up with alcoholism.

Anthony Othoche was narrating about his old life when he was an alcoholic and how it had affected his life.

He disclosed he began smoking in Form 2 before later becoming an alcoholic, adding the substance ruined his life.

Depending on alcohol for survival

Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Othoche said alcohol not only came between him and his job but also his relationship with his wife.

"When I'm drunk, I did not even report on duty, but when I was sober, I would do my work very well. I tried to change, but I was depending on alcohol for my survival. It was part of me, I could not do without it.

My wife was there for me. She could come to look for me in bars and clubs when I stay up late hours. We would head back home together. She warned me I was going overboard, but I could not listen because the moment you are hooked, you cannot listen to anyone unless they buy you a drink," he said.

Falling into ditch, injuring spine

One day, Othoche from Kajiado had an accident where he fell into a ditch and injured his spine, rendering his mobility.

His first surgery was wrongly done, which made his situation worse, but he underwent other surgeries to correct the issue.

"I was told I would never walk despite several physiotherapy that I went through. I had started making some progress and was using crutches, but something happened along the way, and I was back to square one.

If it were not for alcohol, my life would probably be better, but here I am, stuck in this wheelchair," he painfully said.

Rigathi Gachagua's drinking habit

In another story, Rigathi Gachagua disclosed he used to drink heavily before getting saved.

The Deputy President attended a Nakuru convention addressing substance abuse in the Rift Valley region.

In his speech, the second in command revealed he was once a drunkard, but he quit the bottle after getting born again, as quoted by Citizen TV.

Rigathi also bragged about how senior officials in government, including his boss, President William Ruto, did not take alcohol.