- A Nairobi man and pastor, Maurice Oloo, sparked admiration online with a heartwarming response to a minor highway accident
- Instead of anger, Oloo extended compassion to the driver who accidentally hit his car and damaged one of its headlights
- After realising that the driver was in great financial distress, he offered to clear his rent and did not demand compensation for the accident
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A Nairobi man has touched the hearts of netizens after revealing how a minor accident on the highway with another driver made for a heartwarming encounter.
Unlike most motorists who would have lost it and demanded compensation, Maurice Oloo was filled with compassion for the man who hit his car accidentally and damaged its headlights.
Narrating the experience on Facebook, Oloo, a pastor, said while engaging the driver after the accident, he realised he was a disturbed man working for a very strict boss.
Oloo was also shocked to learn that the driver earned a meagre salary of KSh 20,000 despite having a young family struggling to stay afloat.
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"I realised he was facing so much and wasn't stable. He has a very young family and earns less than KSh 20,000 as a driver. His boss doesn't take it lightly mistakes of this sort even though the car has valid insurance. He's still paying for his last mistake," Oloo narrated.
The pastor realised the driver was stressed from all his financial troubles, and he decided to clear his rent arrears.
He shared screenshots showing he sent him KSh 4,300 before leaving the accident scene.
Boda boda causes damage to Land Cruiser owner
In other news, a boda boda rider had a long day after a minor accident at the hands of a high-end car owner.
The rider hit a Land Cruiser on Jinja Road on Tuesday, March 19, causing a dent in it.
He was ferrying sacks of foodstuff when he lost control amid a traffic snarlup. Aware of his wrongdoing, he remained at the scene as the car owner alighted to assess the damage.
He tried to offer the motorist KSh 345 to pay for the damages, but this was rejected.
Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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