Mike Sonko Rescues Schoolboy Hit By Motorbike While Going Home: "He's Out Of Danger"

• Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko intervened to help Roman Owuor, a 9-year-old boy hit by a boda boda rider while walking home from school
• Sonko, who was at a garage nearby, responded quickly after members of the public approached him for help and had his drivers rush the injured boy to the hospital
• Roman's right arm was promptly attended to at the hospital, and Sonko emphasised the importance of parents checking on their children’s welfare at school
• The boy’s mother, residing in Kawangware, arrived at the clinic after being contacted by Sonko, who reassured her as she anxiously inquired about her son's condition

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has come to the rescue of a young learner involved in an accident.

In a post shared on X on Friday, May 24, Sonko revealed that the young boy was on his way home when he was knocked down by a boda boda rider.

The former county chief explained that he was at the garage when members of the public saw him and appealed for him to intervene.

In a video shared of their interaction, Sonko was introduced to a boda boda rider who is alleged to have knocked down the learner.

"This 9-year-old boy, Roman Owuor, a class four pupil at Jamhuri primary school, was hit by a motorbike along Ngong Road yesterday at around 4.30 pm on his way home from school.

It was a coincidence that some members of the public had spotted me chilling at the Executive Car World Workshop and approached me to intervene. My drivers swung into action, picked the boy from the road, and brought him to where I was," Sonko said.

How did Sonko help injured Nairobi pupil?

Sonko shared as they rushed the young lad to the hospital where his injured right arm was quickly attended to.

The former governor observed that parents should be keen on the children's welfare at school, adding that they were lucky the boy memorised his mother's contacts.

In the video shared, the boy's worried mum stormed the hospital, despair written on her face as she inquired about the boy.

After a small interaction and reassurance from the nurses, he stood calmly beside his son as he was being treated.

"Parents regularly check on your kids when in school. We rushed him to the nearest clinic for treatment. Unfortunately, as all these were happening, his parents weren't aware. However, the boy was bright enough to have his mum's number off head. We called the mum, who resides in Kawangware, who later joined us at the clinic," Sonko added.

Sonko offers woman who tattooed his image on her thigh job

Separately, Sonko was moved by the urgent appeal of the woman who tattooed his image on her thigh as she sought any employment to support her children.

Mary Njoki stated she had neither familial support nor relatives surrounding her to rely on to help educate her children and care for her bills.

Sonko offered to give her a job as he sought assistance on the opportunity to provide her.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke