Claire Ochieng has spoken out about the chain of events that led to an acid attack in February, which left her with severe injuries to her face, chest, and arms.
Ms. Claire said the attack followed her decision to end a four-year relationship with her ex-lover, Elvis Opiyo, an NIS officer who, she alleges, refused to accept the breakup.
In an interview with Citizen TV, she recounted how Opiyo first tried to win her back through cash inducements. She said his alleged attempts later turned violent, culminating in her being doused with sulfuric acid on February 17, 2026.
The 25-year-old woman began dating Elvis in 2021 and only knew that he was married with two children two years later.
“Me quitting the relationship didn’t sit well with him at that time, so he kept coming, making efforts on me going back to him and all that, but I refused,” she said.
Claire said she resolved to move on after ending the relationship in April 2025, relocating from Umoja Estate shortly afterward. She added that by October that year, Opiyo appeared to accept that he could not repair the relationship.
According to Claire, he then demanded that she refund more than Sh300,000 he had spent on her during their time together and return every item he had bought her, including a phone, clothes, shoes, and glasses.
“Morning… I need the phone, glasses, all clothes, shoes, and every coin I ever spent on you… cooperate or else,” read a message on her phone.
“He kept pressuring me to return the things and the money, over 300,000 shillings. I refused to go back into the relationship,” said Claire.
She also claimed that he demanded she resign from her job, arguing that he had helped her secure the position.
“This is when things escalated. I told him, “Let’s wait for a little more time. When everything pans out well, I will hand over your cash.”
Claire Ochieng Alleges Ex Sent Cash, Gifts Before Acid Attack
Instead, Claire said, Opiyo offered another ultimatum; he told her that she would not have to repay anything if she reconciled with him. She said she refused.
“So he kept tracking me.” She said that in November 2025, while she was in Mombasa, her former lover texted her, claiming he wanted to send her money for safekeeping.
Claire said she declined the proposal and told him to use a separate phone line and keep the money in a mobile money wallet if his bank account could not hold it, which she estimated at about half a million shillings.
“I told him I won’t keep his money. Money cannot buy me. I would rather die single than date for money.”
She said he sent the money anyway.
“The following day I called him and scolded him. I told him you can’t be doing this. Even if you want to seem good to me, then definitely money can’t buy me, and if you are sure you really want to keep this money, then the bank is the safest place, so reverse the money.”
In January, Claire claimed Opiyo made another effort to persuade her to reconcile by offering to buy her an iPhone Pro Max. She rejected the offer, saying she would rather stay single than date for money.
“So I told him, ‘Take this phone, use it for your own good, but as for me, I will get my own phone at a time I desire.'”
Claire Ochieng Recounts Seven Alleged Attacks Before Acid Assault
Claire also shared screenshots she said show money Elvis allegedly sent her on different occasions, along with the gifts he offered in an attempt to win her back after she ended their relationship. She said that in many of the messages, she asked him to stop sending her money and returned some of the cash.
She further claimed that the February 17 acid attack followed seven earlier physical assaults, three of which allegedly involved acid. Claire said the incidents included attacks in Mombasa and Migori, as well as an assault at her workplace in Nairobi.
Of the seven incidents, she said only three were reported to police. She recalled Opiyo telling her that she should resign because he “connected” her, adding that he said, “If you’re done with the relationship, you’re done with everything.”
Claire said one of the acid attacks took place at a bus station in February. She also alleged that the same month a motorcycle knocked her down, and she was at one point threatened with a gun.
She described the most serious attack as occurring on February 17, 2026, at about 4pm, as she walked home with a female colleague along Ngong Road.
“We had not even covered a long distance; the next thing is something is on my face. I asked my colleague for water and poured on my face. My clothes were melting. I started screaming. People came with water in a basin and poured it on me.”
Claire, who is currently receiving treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital, dismissed her ex-lover’s allegation that she made him feel betrayed after he paid her full college tuition. She said she studied under a government sponsorship and that her family covered the remaining balance required.
How NIS Officer Elvis Opiyo Allegedly Planned Acid Attack on Claire Ochieng
A man who claimed he witnessed the planning of Claire’s attack also gave details about how Elvis allegedly recruited the three men who carried out the acid assault, including how much he says they were paid. The witness claimed the NIS officer met Lucas Ochieng’, another suspect in the case, through a boda boda rider and a welder operating in Mathare.
“There is a man nicknamed Happy who runs a gang in Mathare and connected Elvis to Lucas and the other men who attacked Claire. Elvis was planning revenge and wanted people to do the job for him. There were discussions about either punishing her or killing her,” the witness alleged.
The witness further claimed that the motorcycle used during the attack belonged to Lucas, though he said it was being ridden by someone else who had allegedly been hired. He said Lucas was arrested, while the other two suspects reportedly escaped after the incident.
Sh300,000 Gang Payment Allegedly Linked to Claire Ochieng’s Acid Attack
According to the witness, the three suspects allegedly agreed to carry out the attack for Sh 300,000, and each received a deposit of Sh 10,000. He also alleged that Elvis frequently visited a club in Mathare where the gang met to drink and that he was introduced to the men later hired for the assault there. The witness added that Elvis and Happy once brought acid to the club and tested its reaction by pouring it into a plastic tumbler.
The witness said Claire remains at risk even after being admitted to hospital.
“She is not safe. Happy can still conspire because he has not yet been arrested. They say it is easier to deal with a case when the victim is dead than when they are alive. Those people can do anything to kill that girl before the case proceeds,” he alleged.
He urged Claire’s family to stay vigilant and ensure her continued safety, warning that the alleged attackers could still pose a threat to her life.
Elvis and Lucas remain in police custody, while the man the witness alleges ferried the attackers is still at large.
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