Rose Muhando opens up about being forced out of family home after father’s death

Rose Muhando has opened up about one of the most painful chapters of her life, recalling how she and her mother were forced out of their family home shortly after the death of her father.

Speaking in an emotional interview, Muhando said relatives took control of the family home soon after her father was buried, leaving her mother and children without a place to live.

The singer said the experience marked the beginning of a difficult period that she largely kept private for years.

Muhando recalls family being forced out

Muhando recalled that the family had barely laid her father to rest when relatives allegedly moved in and took over their home.

She said her mother endured insults during the ordeal but deliberately chose not to respond. According to Muhando, her mother even bit a piece of her clothing to stop herself from speaking in anger or cursing those who had mistreated her.

“When my father died, my mother and I were chased away from home.”

With nowhere else to go, Muhando said the family was forced to seek shelter in difficult circumstances, including at one point staying near a riverside.

Raising three children while homeless

Muhando also revealed that she was raising three children while living on the streets.

The disclosure adds another dimension to a difficult period of her life, having previously spoken about raising her children as a single mother.

Her children have previously been identified as Gift Sheheba, Nicholas Winton and Maximilian.

Despite the hardships she faced, Muhando went on to build a successful gospel music career and became one of Tanzania’s best-known gospel singers.

Muhando speaks about her sister’s death

During the interview, Muhando also revisited the story of her sister, whom she said sided with relatives during the family dispute and spoke harshly to their mother.

The singer said her sister later died in painful circumstances, which she interpreted through her Christian faith as a consequence of dishonouring a parent.

Muhando used the experience to caution people against mistreating their parents, particularly those who raised and supported them.

“Do not let your father seal his mouth and curse you badly. Do not let your mother seal her mouth and curse you badly. God is not foolish.”