Coastal-based chef Maliha Mohammed was disqualified from the longest cooking Guinness World Record.
In November 2023, she attempted to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest cooking marathon by an Individual.
This was the second time she was attempting to break a GWR record.
Maliha prepared herself to surpass a cooking record set by Ireland's Alan Fisher on November 7, enduring 150 hours in the kitchen.
Maliha successfully reached the 150-hour mark, surpassing her previous record of 90 hours and 15 minutes set in 2019.
However, despite her celebration of this achievement, Maliha's official recognition by the Guinness World Records (GWR) was not forthcoming.
Through her Instagram, Chef Maliha said she made a mistake according to the information she received from GWR on being disqualified.
She said that she had been disqualified after disregarding certain guidelines.
"Hey, guys. It is with much sadness to inform my family, friends, fans, sponsors, followers, and everyone who showed love and support towards my journey in the November cooking marathon," she wrote.
"Upon my manager's advice, I have to let you know I was disqualified for one error made during my rest break. I am not okay right now. I ask for your forgiveness to have let you all down. It wasn't easy."
The Coastal-based chef however said that she believes God has other plans for her.
"To those who were waiting for this record, I am truly sorry," she said.
She went ahead and shared the communication from the Guinness World Records regarding her disqualification.
"During the attempt at rest break sequence 7, additional minutes were taken which were not accumulated. Unfortunately, it is not permitted to make up rest break as it must only be accumulated," the communication read.
"In the interest of fairness across all applicants, we can only approve a record when all of the guidelines have been adhered to fully.
"We appreciate this is disappointing news to receive but hope it does not deter you from any future record," they said.
Chef Maliha broke the record for the longest cooking record at the Kenya Bay Beach Resort in Mombasa on August 18, 2019.
During the three days, Chef Mohammed cooked 400 dishes including traditional Swahili foods like coconut beans, fried fish, mandazis, mukimo, githeri and international cuisines like Indian biryani and chapatti.
She also cooked Portuguese chicken peri peri and more than 10 different types of pizza.
