Embu Man Fixes Muddy Road With Own KSh 218k After Boda Rider's Milk Incident, Receives Praises

• A kind-hearted man took it upon himself to shoulder the burden of his community and repair a road that had damaged someone's business
• Kenjava Wakagoto Mwaniki spent KSh 218,000 on the muddy road that saw a boda boda rider lose gallons of milk after his motorbike skidded
• Social media users headed to the comment section to praise the Embu man who made a significant difference

Embu - After the heartbreaking news of a boda boda operator losing gallons of milk because of a poor road, a businessman has stepped in to make a difference.

Kenjava Wakagoto Mwaniki promised to repair the road in 72 hours to ensure such instances do not happen again.

After digging into his pocket and facilitating the repair in less than the anticipated hours, he shared heartwarming news.

"Kiriari road done and dusted. In a record 48 hours, we successfully delivered the St.Annes Kiriari-Kithunguriri Road section, which serves over 50,000 farmers, at a cost of KSh 218,000.

The road has been gravelled (covered) with premium eagle quarry murram, a high-quality product priced at only KSh 500 per tonne," part of his caption read.

Before and after photos of muddy Embu road

He shared many before and after photos, showing off the amazing road transformation in the area.

The road looked better than it was and would make transportation effective and efficient with little error.

"We are ready and willing to guide our leaders on utilising cost-effective, modern, quality and durable road maintenance technologies by being in the construction industry should they be open to that conversation.

The attached photos show the same milk vendor who had an accident on this road just 48 hours apart," he added.

Embu man praised online

Social media users were delighted with the news as they headed to the comment section to share sweet reactions.

James Wanganga:

"If our county government operates on meritocracy, you would be the one to get all road tenders."

James Wanganga:

"Great job. The total cost of construction is impressive. If it were the government, the bill would run millions for the same delivery."

Cate Njeru:

"These people deserve to take votes from Kenyans in the diaspora."

Tracisio Irungu:

"I am in love with this work."

Giddie KE:

"Good job, brother. May God bless you, and may you never lack."

Tour company criticised for offering Embu rider holiday

In another story, what was meant to be a heartwarming gesture infuriated some Kenyans online.

This was after a tour company offered a fully paid holiday to the Embu rider who lost gallons of milk in a road accident.

Many opined that the boda boda man needs help to recover the losses instead of a getaway.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.