Mama Asha Kombo alikuwa na tabia ya kutokubali mtu achukue karatasi yake bila kuweka nyingine mahali pake.
Alianza kuandika accounts za shule ya Kilifi kwenye daftari lenye cover ya maua mwaka wa kwanza Bahari Girls Trust ilipolipa beds kumi. Kila mwaka alibadilisha rangi ya daftari, lakini si mfumo.
Tarehe.
Jina.
Kiasi.
Mtoa pesa.
Matumizi.
Sahihi mbili.
“Computer inaweza kufa,” alisema. “Lakini kalamu ikikataa, unatafuta nyingine.”
Siku audit team ya Mbarak Group ilifika, walikuwa na gari mbili, printer ndogo na letter yenye signature ya Idris.
Mkuu wao, Bw. Kilonzo, alisema wamekuja kuchukua original books, receipts na beneficiary files.
Mama Asha akaweka kiti kivulini.
“Kaa kwanza. Chai?”
“Hatuna muda.”
“Mtu anayekuja kuchukua history ya wasichana wangu ana muda wa chai.”
Bw. Kilonzo akakataa.
Akaonyesha letter.
Mama Asha akaisoma taratibu, akavaa miwani, akaisoma tena.
“Hii inasema mnaomba access.
Haijasema nichukue daftari niwape.”
“Trust owns records.”
“Wasichana wako kwenye records.
Privacy yao ni ya nani?”
Kilonzo akasema legal team ime-authorise.
Mama Asha akampigia Amina Jillo, wakili wa Zawadi.
Hakupiga Zawadi.
Hakutaka kumweka kwenye position ya kuonekana ana-control witness.
Amina alisema copies zinaweza kutolewa kwa scope na redaction, originals zibaki chini ya custody ya school mpaka independent audit order iwe wazi.
Kilonzo akakasirika.
“Mnazuia investigation.”
Mama Asha akasema, “Kuzuia ni kufunga mlango.
Mimi nimeufungua, lakini sitakupa key ya bedroom zote.”
Walikaa masaa matatu wakiscan pages.
Audit team ilipoona entry za Zawadi, mmoja wao akaanza kupiga picha kwa simu yake binafsi.
Mama Asha akamzuia.
“Use device ya inventory.”
“Ni haraka.”
“Haraka haina baraka.”
Kilonzo akasema recording system yao inatosha.
Kila copy ikawekewa stamp **COPY — ORIGINAL HELD BY KILIFI GIRLS HOUSE**.
Daftari la 2024 lilikuwa muhimu.
Entries zilisoma:
**KSh 180,000 — Bahari Girls Trust — rent quarter one.**
**KSh 72,000 — Zawadi Mbarak — emergency exam fees.**
**KSh 54,000 — Zawadi Studio — bedsheets and uniforms.**
**KSh 116,500 — Mbarak Group — publicity launch.**
Chini ya publicity launch, matumizi halisi yalikuwa tents, transport ya media na food ya guests.
Wasichana walipata books KSh 18,000 tu.
Mama Asha alisema:
“Wakati company inakuja, picha zinakuwa nyingi.
Wakati Zawadi anakuja, receipt zinakuwa nyingi.”
Kilonzo hakupenda sentence hiyo.
“Una bias.”
“Nina daftari.”
Entry ya milioni 3.8 ilianza kuonekana kupitia pages tofauti.
Zawadi alipokea donor instalment, akalipa supplier wa clinic van, fuel card, insurance na tax clearance ambayo group ilihitaji ili gari lisajiliwe.
Trust board minutes hazikuwepo school, lakini recipients walikuwa real.
Kilonzo akasema transfer kupitia personal account bado irregular.
Mama Asha akakubali.
“Irregular si sawa na stolen.”
“Unajua law?”
“Najua shilingi ikitoka, lazima niione imefanya nini.”
Wakati team inaondoka, Salma aliwasili bila taarifa.
Aliingia office akiwa na perfume nzito na scarf nyeupe.
“Asha, usifanye mambo kuwa magumu.
Family inajaribu kusafisha trust.”
Mama Asha akasema, “Kitu gani ni kichafu?”
“Zawadi alichanganya pesa.”
“Na family ilimwambia achanganye?”
Salma akatabasamu.
“Umesikia upande wake.”
“Nimesoma entries.”
Salma akaomba original daftari kwa sababu donor review itafanyika Nairobi.
Mama Asha akakataa tena.
“Tutafanya copy ya certified.”
“Unafikiri mimi nitachoma?”
“Siwezi kujua.
Ndiyo maana system haitakiwi kutegemea tabia yako.”
Salma akaangalia around.
“Shule hii ipo kwa sababu ya Mbarak family.”
Mama Asha akasema, “Ilianza na girls wa church hall, fundraiser ya university na Zawadi aliyekuja na notebook.
Mbarak family ilikuja baada newspaper.”
Salma akakaza uso.
“Usisahau landlord alilipwa na nani.”
“Wiki hii?
Zawadi.”
Hilo lilimfanya Salma anyamaze.
Baada kuondoka, Mama Asha akafanya copies nyingine mbili.
Moja ikaenda lawyer. Moja ikawekwa kwa chama cha wanawake wa shule.
Original ikafungwa kwenye metal box yenye signatories watatu.
Zawadi aliposikia, alisema:
“Mama Asha, usijiweke hatarini kwa ajili yangu.”
“Nimejiweka kwa ajili ya records.”
“Salma anaweza kusimamisha funding.”
“Already imesimama.”
Zawadi akafumba macho.
“Girls wanahitaji food.”
“Tuna harambee Saturday.”
“Nitatuma ninachoweza.”
“Hutumi mpaka Dr. Neema aseme unaweza.”
Zawadi akacheka.
“Umeongea na Neema?”
“Si kuhusu disease yako. Alisema tu hupaswi kubeba dunia.”
“Watu wote wameamua mimi ni mzigo wa advice.”
Mama Asha akasema, “Mti hauendi ila kwa nyenzo. Hata wewe.”
Jumamosi, harambee ilifanyika chini ya canopy ya blue.
Watu walileta KSh 100, 500, sacks za rice, soap na labour. Yusuf alienda kusaidia transport.
Zawadi hakufika kwa sababu media walikuwa wameanza kufuatilia school.
Aliangalia livestream ya kawaida kutoka phone ya teacher.
Girl mmoja alisimama na kusoma poem:
“Walisema nyumba ni damu. Lakini nilipofukuzwa na fee, mkono uliolipa haukuuliza surname.”
Video haikuwa professional. Haikusambaa sana.
Lakini Leila aliiona.
Ali-save.
Baadaye, Salma alimwambia video ni propaganda ya Zawadi.
Leila akauliza, “Ameonekana wapi?”
“Yeye huendesha nyuma ya pazia.”
“Au school inaongea kwa sababu ina experience?”
Salma akamwangalia kwa muda.
“Usiruhusu guilt ikufanye usahau wewe ndiye uliibiwa.”
Leila akasema, “Ninaweza kuwa niliibiwa na bado mtu mwingine ameumizwa.”
Usiku huo, Leila alituma email ya Said authorisation kwa address ya Amina bila jina.
Attachment pekee.
Subject:
**Check page 4 of audit claim.**
Amina akai-save, aka-notify investigator wa independent audit na hakujibu sender.
Daftari la Mama Asha lilikuwa limeanza kuzungumza nje ya school.
Na mtu ndani ya nyumba ya Mbarak alikuwa ameanza kusikiliza.
Kabla audit team iondoke, teacher mmoja aliwauliza ikiwa wanaweza kuchukua copies za IDs za wasichana.
“Kwa verification ya beneficiaries,” Kilonzo alisema.
Mama Asha akakataa full copies.
“Tutatoa list yenye codes na guardian consent.
Huwezi kubeba birth certificates zote kwa sababu umesema audit.”
Kilonzo akasema donor standards zinahitaji proof.
“Proof ndiyo, exposure hapana.”
Wakakubaliana auditor wa nje aone originals site na aweke confirmation bila kuchukua scans zote.
Zawadi alipata habari hiyo na kusema:
“Nilifanya mistake miaka ya kwanza.
Nilikuwa natuma spreadsheets zenye majina kwa board bila encryption.”
Mama Asha akasema, “Basi usijifanye ulikuwa perfect.”
“Sijifanyi.”
“Good.
Tukisafisha jina lako kwa kuficha makosa yako, tutakuwa kama wao.”
Zawadi akaongeza note kwa Amina kuhusu data practice yake ya zamani.
Haikuwa fraud, lakini ilikuwa weakness.
Kesi yake haikuhitaji yeye kuwa malaika.
Ilihitaji records zionyeshe tofauti kati ya uzembe, marekebisho na wizi.