Media personality Sarah Mtalii has opened up about the painful breakdown of her marriage, revealing that serious problems began in the fourth year after she tied the knot.
Speaking during an interview with Alex Mwakideu on Saturday, January 17, 2026, Sarah said that period marked a turning point that shattered everything she believed about her marriage.
“I would say shida zilianza on the fourth year, fourth year after we were wedded,” she said. “Hapo ndio nilijua it is not what we vowed.”
She explained that the reality of the situation became even clearer when she became pregnant with her son.
“When I was pregnant with my son, that is when I knew there was trouble in paradise,” Sarah revealed.
According to her, attempts to seek help from family offered little relief, as relatives often encouraged endurance rather than solutions.
“Unaenda unaongea na familia, zinaketi kwa sababu hata wao hawataki kuaibika, wanaku-encourage urudi tu uvumilie,” she said.
Sarah disclosed that she initially left the marriage in 2013, although the separation was not public knowledge at the time.
“Nilikua nimetoka mwaka wa 2013, but the internet haikujua,” she said, adding that she later returned and continued enduring the situation quietly.
“Nikarudi tena kwa ndoa. So nikavumulia. Shida zilikuwa tu.”
Instead of confronting the issues openly, Sarah said she immersed herself in work as a coping mechanism.
“I buried myself in work,” she noted.
The strain eventually took a toll on her health, prompting concern from doctors.
“Hii stressful situation… vile waliniona waliniambia whatever is causing you that stress, if you don’t disconnect it, then your health is in danger,” she recalled.
She described the emotional disconnect in the marriage as profound, saying the couple eventually became strangers to each other.
“Tulikuwa total strangers,” Sarah said, reflecting on the depth of the breakdown in their relationship.
