Meeting ya lawyers ilifanyika kwenye office ya Omar, si nyumbani.
Zawadi alifika na Amina Jillo, wakili wa chama cha wanawake wa biashara aliyemfahamu kupitia trust.
Amina hakukuwa na suti ya gharama kubwa kama lawyers wa Mbarak Group, lakini aliingia na file, recorder ya meeting na uso wa mtu asiyeshangazwa na meza ndefu.
Omar alikaa upande wa familia pamoja na Said, Idris na Salma. Mariam hakufika. Leila pia hakuwepo.
Omar akasogeza document.
**Family Status, Confidentiality and Transitional Release Agreement.**
Zawadi alianza kusoma.
Clause moja ilisema anakubali hakuwa beneficiary halali wa Mbarak Family Trust.
Clause mbili alikubali kurudisha assets zote alizopata “kwa msingi wa representation ya uhusiano wa damu”.
Clause tatu alijiuzulu Bahari Girls Trust.
Clause nne alikubali audit ya personal accounts.
Clause tano alikataa kuzungumza na media, donors, beneficiaries au staff kuhusu DNA, family finances na management decisions.
Clause sita family ingeendelea kulipia medical cover kwa miezi mitatu “kwa huruma, bila kukubali wajibu”.
Clause saba alikubali kutofungua madai kuhusu malezi, kazi isiyolipwa, designs, trust au property.
Amina akasema, “Hii si transition.
Hii ni kufuta mtu.”
Omar akajibu, “Ni standard settlement.”
“Standard kwa nani?”
Said akasema, “Tunataka kila mtu aendelee na maisha.”
Zawadi akamwangalia.
“Maisha yangu yapo wapi kwenye document?”
“Umepewa education, travel, home na jina.”
“Nilipewa kama mtoto wenu.”
“Na sasa facts zimebadilika.”
“Facts za leo hazibadilishi kuwa mliniita mtoto jana.”
Salma akasema, “Usitumie emotion kuomba mali ya Leila.”
Amina akaingia.
“Client wangu hajaomba mali ya Leila.
Document yenu inataka designs, labour, insurance na claims zote bila valuation.”
Idris akasema trust ilikuwa family project.
Zawadi akatoa folder yake.
“Bahari Girls Trust ilianza kama campus fundraiser.
Registration ya kwanza iko kwa jina langu na Mama Asha.
Mbarak Group iliingia mwaka wa tatu.”
Omar akaomba copy.
“Utapata kupitia disclosure, si kwa kuichukua.”
Said akasema, “Zawadi, sisi hatutaki ugomvi.
Sign, tutakupa apartment deposit na six months allowance.”
“Kwa exchange ya kusema nilikuwa fraud?”
“Hakuna neno fraud.”
“Representation ya uhusiano wa damu ni nini?
Nilifanya representation nikiwa na miezi mitatu?”
Omar akashusha macho.
Amina akaonyesha clause ya insurance.
“Kwa nini cover inawekwa kama huruma wakati Zawadi alikuwa executive wa trust bila salary formal?”
Idris akasema family scheme haiwezi kuendelea indefinite.
“Review benefits separately,” Amina alisema.
“Usifunge health cover na waiver.”
Salma akacheka.
“Mnataka family iwajibike maisha yote kwa mtu asiye wetu?”
Zawadi akasikia sentence hiyo ndani ya mwili.
Asiye wetu.
Said hakumkemea Salma.
Akatulia tu.
Zawadi akafunga agreement.
“Nitasaini resignation ya management mpaka audit.
Sitasaini kwamba nimeiba jina, pesa au maisha.”
Omar akasema bila full release hakuna allowance wala apartment.
“Basi hakuna.”
“Na insurance?”
“Said?”
Omar akamwangalia baba yao.
Said akasema, “Miezi mitatu kama document.”
Amina akasema, “Client wangu hana sababu ya kutoa lifetime waiver kwa miezi mitatu ya scheme ambayo kazi yake imechangia.”
Idris akapiga meza kidogo.
“Manze, hii mambo imekuwa biashara.
Tulikuwa tunajaribu kuwa decent.”
Zawadi akamgeukia.
“Decent ni nini?
Kunipa muda wa kuugua kabla mnifunge?”
Idris akanyamaza.
Amina akatoa resignation iliyokuwa imeandaliwa:
- Zawadi anasimamisha authority yake kwenye accounts wakati wa independent audit. - Hatoi admission ya wrongdoing. - Records zote zihifadhiwe. - Beneficiary services zisiingiliwe. - Employment and intellectual property claims ziko open. - Medical cover iendelee mpaka formal employment determination.
Omar akasoma.
“Baba hatakubali last point.”
“Basi andika mnakataa.”
Said akasema, “Hatutakubali.”
Omar aliandika minute.
Zawadi akasaini resignation peke yake.
Salma akasema, “Bila waiver, tutalazimika kutoa public statement kwamba umeondoka wakati audit inaendelea.”
“Semeni ukweli.”
“Public haitasikia nuance.”
“Hilo si ruhusa ya kusema uongo.”
Meeting ilimalizika bila settlement.
Zawadi alipotoka, simu yake ilipokea email ya automatic:
**Your medical cover under Mbarak Group Scheme has been terminated effective today.**
Leo.
Si baada ya miezi mitatu.
Akamwonyesha Amina.
“Wameifanya kabla meeting?”
Timestamp ilikuwa saa mbili asubuhi.
Omar aliingia koridoni.
Zawadi akamwonyesha.
“Ulisema miezi mitatu.”
Omar alishtuka.
“Idris must have instructed HR.”
“Ni signature ya nani?”
Email attachment ilikuwa letter ya legal department.
Jina la Omar.
Digital signature.
Omar alikaa kimya.
“Template ilitumwa jana.
Nilidhani itashikiliwa.”
“Lakini signature yako iliruhusu.”
“Nita-reverse.”
“Sawa.
Iandike.”
Akapiga HR.
Hakuna aliyepokea.
Zawadi alitoka office.
Alikwenda clinic ya Likoni ambako Dr. Neema Oloo alikuwa anamwona kwa siri. Ferry ilikuwa imejaa wafanyakazi, mama wenye baskets, wanafunzi na watu waliokuwa wanabishana kuhusu fare.
Bahari ilikuwa na rangi ya chuma.
Clinic ilikuwa floor ya pili juu ya pharmacy.
Dr. Neema akasoma results zake na kukunja uso.
“Kidney markers zimepanda.
Umeruka medication?”
“Refill imekwama.”
“Insurance?”
“Imefungwa leo.”
Neema akamwangalia.
“Zawadi, hii si dawa ya kuchukua wakati una pesa tu.”
“Ninaweza kununua wiki moja.”
“Na baada?”
“Nitafanya job.”
“Stress na dehydration zitafanya hali iwe mbaya.”
Zawadi akasema, “Usiwapigie family.”
“Sitafanya bila ruhusa.
Lakini privacy haimaanishi unajificha mpaka mwili ushindwe.”
Neema akatengeneza plan ya dawa generic, tests za msingi na payment arrangement.
Si charity; invoice iliandikwa.
Wakati Zawadi anatoa deposit ya KSh 4,000 kwa M-Pesa, ujumbe mwingine ukaingia kutoka Mama Asha.
**Landlord yuko hapa.**
**Wasichana kumi na wawili wataondolewa leo jioni.**
**Trust office haisemi nasi.**
Zawadi aliangalia balance yake.
KSh 63,480.
Rent ya school hostel: KSh 58,000.
Medicine ya mwezi: zaidi ya KSh 20,000.
Neema aliona uso wake.
“Usifanye.”
“Wasichana wataenda wapi?”
“Na wewe ukianguka utaenda wapi?”
Zawadi akafungua M-Pesa.
Akatuma KSh 58,000 kwa account ya hostel, reference:
**BGT-KLF-Rent-March.**
Balance ikabaki KSh 5,480.
Neema akafumba macho.
“Hii ndiyo problem yako.
Unafikiri ukihitajika maana yake unapendwa.”
Zawadi akaweka simu mezani.
“Leo sijui tofauti.”
Neema akampa dawa ya wiki moja kutoka clinic stock kwa agreement ya kulipa, akirekodi kila kitu.
“Sitakufanya hero kwa kutumia medicine ya wengine,” alisema.
“Hii ni debt, na tutatafuta plan.”
Zawadi akakubali.
Alipotoka, ferry ilikuwa upande wa pili.
Aliingia kwenye foleni ya watu wa kawaida, suitcase yake ikiwa imehifadhiwa kwa rafiki wa chuo, na room ya kupanga bado hajapata.
Nyuma yake, Nyali ilikuwa na nyumba, room na insurance iliyofungwa kwa signature ya kaka.
Mbele yake, Likoni ilikuwa na joto, kelele na watu wasiomjua kama binti wa nani.
Kwa mara ya kwanza, jina Mbarak halikufungua mlango.
Lakini pia halikuwa mtu anayeweza kuufunga.