Mike Sonko has proven to be the best politician Kenya has ever had in the Jubilee government. Despite his controversies, the flamboyant city Senator; Mike Sonko is always on the front line in helping needy Kenyans and even securing employment for the youth.
Yesterday, Mike Sonko invited a lady by the name Hellen Nasieki’s (who hails from Kakamega County), her daughter and Ndung’u Nyoro; social media influencer for lunch where they talked about Hellen’s life. This was after the story of the single mother went viral on social media. Hellen, a mother of three and a widow, has been struggling to make ends meet for her young family after her husband was killed in a road accident a year ago. (Below is Hellen’s sad story as she narrated to Mike Sonko)
“My name is Hellen Nasieki from Kakamega. My family is from deep in Busia, Uganda. My father is called Majengo while my grand father is Sievanda.
The baby I’m carrying will be turning 2 years in January. The other 2 are 10 and 4 years but are in the village with my mum. They are in school. Whatever I get we share by half with mum for their upkeep. This baby is big but I have to carry since there’s nowhere she can sleep. I got used to having her on my back almost entire day. But when awake she walks around and I get relief.
I am a single parent. My husband died when she (the little girl) was young. He was involved in a road accident.
I have been in Nairobi for about 3 years now. My first job I went to Gikomba bought some clothes at wholesale price and would hawk them around. I did it for a while before one day I was accosted by city council askaris who took away my clothes plus the day’s earnings.
I was back to zero. I worked as a housemaid for 2 months and quit after saving some little cash for my next venture. I walked to Kariobangi in a shop and bought biro pens at wholesale price. I would hawk them inside buses and matatus. It was not looking bad. Around that time, my husband died. I lost my mind. The world collapsed on me.
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