Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has adopted a young boy who witnessed his father's gruesome murder in Mathare Area 4 while being taken to school.
Sonko said the boy will now become part of his family even as he acknowledged the trauma he is facing following the father's ordeal.
“I thank God for blessing me with another son. He will now be part of my family,” Sonko said in a statement on X Saturday.
The announcement comes after Sonko expressed commitment to raising the child saying the father's murder had touched him.
Sonko at the same time lauded several individuals and organisations that supported the boy after the tragedy.
He thanked Mathare Sub-County Children’s Officer Victor Owiti, Mathare Senior Chief Christine Dembah and Agness Nganga, the Assistant Chief of Utalii, among others, for caring for the boy after the tragic incident.
Sonko pledged to engage a professional therapist to help the child heal saying the ordeal had traumatised the child.
He also promised to ensure the boy's education continues even as he expressed commitment to providing a stable and nurturing environment to help him build his life.
“May God comfort and protect him during this difficult period as he mourns his only parent,” Sonko said in a statement.
Baby James’ story has touched the hearts of many, serving as a poignant reminder of the importance of community support and compassion in times of adversity.
This is not the first time Sonko has adopted a child.
In March 2014, he took in Baby Satrin Osinya and his brother, Gift, after their mother was fatally shot during a church al Shabaab attack in Mombasa.
At the time, Satrin had a bullet lodged in his skull, and his father could not afford the surgery.
Sonko facilitated the necessary treatment, and since then, Satrin and Gift, now teenagers, continue to live under his care.
