A street boy on a begging mission in Thika town was reduced to tears and sobs after meeting with a terminally ill woman who relies on oxygen cylinders for survival.
The emotional John Thuo could not believe his eyes and eventually donated his proceeds of the day, Sh100, as his contribution to a funds drive to help Ms Gladys Kamende undergo a lung reconstruction surgery.
Ms Kamende was seated on the front passenger seat of a vehicle and was being driven around the streets of the town to ask for money to raise the Sh7 million needed for the surgery.
SPEECHLESS AND OVERWHELMED
So, the young street boy approached her window, as he had done innumerable times, to ask for ‘kitu kidogo‘, but when she lowered the window, he was left speechless and got overwhelmed by emotions on seeing Ms Kamende’s state. Read the full article here ▶
