Joy Kawira, a Papa Shirandula actress, divorced Pastor Ephantus Wahome Safari due to alleged domestic violence.
According to reports from reliable source, during the Covid 19 pandemic, Kawira left his marriage, claiming that money isn’t everything in a relationship.
In a recent Radio Jambo interview, the popular actress claimed that her husband has not seen their children since that time.
“In as much as he would want to see the kids, it must be until some things are clarified,” she said.
Her first love was Ephantus, but they never ‘connected.’
She stated that she would not feel comfortable giving her children to their father unless they were supervised.
“He can see them but not alone, I don’t feel they will be safe alone with their father, like if there are police he can see them,” she stated.
She went on and revealed that she stayed in the marriage for six years despite stating that she would have left sooner. Her experience at the time has made her unwilling to date again.
“The thing that discouraged me is that if someone in the pulpit can do such things, that is what discourages me because guys are actors out there, it’s just that they have no awards,” she said.
She went on and explained that she was absolutly done with the marriage life.
“I’m done and dusted because I tried. I left for 8 months and went back, then after 11 months it got worse you see the children were growing, I had dreams of the perfect life, I had such grand plans for that marriage.”
Kawira added that at some point she felt the church contributed to her marriage failing.
“We met in church where he is an ordained Pastor, I couldn’t tell anyone in the church. The few people I talked to told me mwanamke ni kuvumilia, and these are pastors, the ones I talked to,” she said.
When the former Papa Shirandula star was asked if she is divorced, Kawira said she is not in a hurry although she will not go back to get married.
“Legally we are not divorced and am not in a hurry to do it but it’s not like I am going back there, No,” she explained.
