Having to wake up early on a Sunday morning after a night out can feel quite miserable.

The situation gets even worse when you're interrupted by a loud, persistent knock on your door from unexpected guests who waddled into the apartment.

Shemidah Mwasi, a resident of Mawanga, shares her experience of how her beauty sleep was interrupted one Sunday morning at 8 a.m by 'men and women of God'.

"I hadn't even woken up yet when I heard the knock. I wondered who could be at my door that early and tried to ignore it," she recalls.

However, the knocking persisted and eventually moved to her window, making it impossible to ignore. She explains that the knockers could hear the music inside her apartment and became more insistent, so she decided to answer.

"I opened the door and found three women who told me they wanted to share the word of God. They invited me to their church, prayed for me, gave me a pamphlet, and then left," Shemidah recounts.

Irritated, she confronted her caretaker who came up with stringent measures, that would not allow strangers to walk in and out of the apartment as they please.

To prevent future incidents, the apartment management made it mandatory to keep the gate locked at all times and issues keys to the residents, ensuring that episode doesn’t recur.

In Nakuru, many apartment buildings have implemented measures to reduce such interruptions.

Some buildings have put up handwritten signs reminding tenants to keep the gate closed at all times.

These signs not only help prevent unwanted visits, but also serve as a security measure, as some criminals may pretend to go door-to-door while surveying the premises.

In some cases, apartments have replaced traditional padlocks with more secure locks to ensure the gates remain closed.

A Nakuru woman's encounter with persistent church enthusiasts

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