Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has adopted a three-year-old boy who witnessed the murder of his father last week.
Taking to his social media on Saturday, Sonko disclosed that he had finally taken Baby James into his family and adopted him with the help of administration officials from Mathare.
“I thank God for blessing me with another son. Baby James, the child whose father was stabbed to death by thugs as he helplessly watched on a Monday morning in Mathare area 4 while taking him to school, will now be part of my family,” Sonko stated.
He went on to accompany the post with a series of pictures and a video that depicted him showering the boy with toys and assuring him everything would be okay despite the tragedy he received.
Mike Sonko adopts a 3 year old boy who watched father get stabbed to death. Photo: Courtesy.
Sonko moreover stated that he would be enrolling the boy in therapy to ensure that his trauma would be dealt with professionally and later on to another school.
On Monday, January, James’ father was walking his son to school in Mathare when thugs intercepted them, stabbing him to death in front of his son.
Immediately after the incident was reported, Sonko expressed his desire to adopt the little boy.
The murder of Baby James’ father caused an uproar in the Mathare community and led to protests with the residents even chasing away the police when they attempted to retrieve the body.
He was a single father who was hailed as a hard-working man who only worked to provide the best for his son.
