However, her 56 year old uncle tracked her location in Kampala and she revealed that she had suffered physical violence, rape and unlawful detention from him.
[7] Although she had the ambition of becoming a professional lawyer, she pursued her career as a social worker and women's rights activist due to the circumstances she met at her young age.
[5] Mercy was chosen as one of the two musical artists under the FilmAid's Finding a Star project which was done in collaboration with Kenyan R&B musician Wyre.
[13] It was revealed that Finding a Star project assisted Mercy to kick-start her professional musical career.
[15] In December 2020, she launched an album titled Bado Mapema (It's Still Early) alongside two other women refugees (Lisa Queen and Mlay) in the Kenyan camp.