Rufus betrayed friend auction lorries story hit Kenyan social media hard this week after a desperate family confrontation at Chado Auctioneers in Thika turned heads and sparked calls for justice. The driver, once proud owner of two valuable trucks, stood outside the yard yesterday with relatives, demanding answers on how his vehicles vanished despite partial payments on an old debt.
It all traces back years to a tragic accident. Rufus’s lorry hit and killed an elderly man, police got involved, courts found the driver guilty, and everybody thought the chapter closed with whatever settlement happened then.
Life moved on quiet until his old pal Kamoni came knocking. Kamoni had chased gold dreams in Congo, hit rock bottom with troubles there, and returned broke. Rufus opened arms wide – helped him stand again, gave work, shared meals, got him steady over years while his own transport business grew strong.
Nobody saw the knife coming. Kamoni watched close as Rufus prospered, then struck from shadows. Out of nowhere, court papers landed ordering Rufus to pay 2.5 million shillings plus 700,000 lawyer fees to Kamoni’s family over that ancient case.
Shocked but wanting peace, Rufus and relatives took a loan against their land, paid the lawyer, handed Kamoni a cool million upfront, and agreed to clear the rest slow. Seemed fair, hands shaken, back to work.
Then the hammer fell again. Court orders seized both lorries – worth 8 million together – claiming default. Income gone overnight, Rufus scraped payments where he could, only to learn one truck already sold.
He rushed to Chado Auctioneers hoping for balance cash and the second lorry back, since values covered debts easy. Instead, cold words: both gone, stay calm. No money returned, no vehicles, no explanation.
Kamoni? Took his cut and bounced straight back to Congo chasing more gold, leaving Rufus empty-handed. Family gathered yesterday, voices raised outside the Thika yard, demanding who ordered the quick sales and where justice hides.
Phones captured the pain – relatives pleading, Rufus quiet but broken, auction staff unmoved. “Kikulacho ki nguoni mwako,” plenty commented – what bites you hides in your clothes. Close friend turns enemy, uses old wound to strip everything.
Questions fly thick: who pushed the auction rush? Why no surplus returned? Land loan hangs heavy now, family risks losing home too. Police silent so far, courts quiet, auctioneers tight-lipped.
Rufus built honest from ground – lorries feeding kids, paying school, putting food daily. One betrayal wipes it clean. Supporters rally online, sharing story wide, tagging authorities for probe.
“Where’s fairness?” one post asked, thousands agreeing. Others warn watch friends close, debts old can bite fresh. Auction yards busy as ever in Thika, but this case lingers loud. Who helps him recover lorries or cash? Justice pending, story far from over.
