Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has adopted Baby James, a young boy whose father was stabbed to death by thugs in the Mathare area as he watched on the morning of Monday, January 20, 2025.
In a statement, Sonko expressed immense gratitude to God saying it was a blessing for him to have another son to become a part of his family.
“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,” he said.
Sonko revealed that he will be engaging professional therapists to help the boy recover from the traumatic stress experienced due to the unfortunate incident.
“My special compliments to Mr. Victor Owiti Sub-County Children’s Officer Mathare, Christine Dembah Snr Chief Mathare, Agness Nganga Assistant Chief Utalii, Sophia Akinyi Shofco gender champion, Mathare and Margret Nzuki CPV Utalii for taking good care of the boy from the day his father was murdered,” Sonko added.
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.
My special compliments to Mr. Victor Owiti… pic.twitter.com/GjIrpnBOdi— Mike Sonko (@MikeSonko) January 25, 2025
He also promised to enroll the boy to a school of his choice to ensure he continues with his education.
“Since the kid is traumatised, I will engage the services of a professional therapist for his healing journey and thereafter, he will continue with his education at a different school of my choice.
“May God comfort and protect him during this difficult period he’s undergoing as he mourns his only parent. May the Lord rest his deceased father’s soul in everlasting peace,” the statement shared reads in parts.
Father’s gruesome death
The three-year-old boy was left an orphan after a knife-wielding man attacked his father and stabbed him to death as he was being escorted to a daycare centre.
In the early morning incident that left many speechless, 32-year-old Michael Oworo, was escorting his son to the daycare centre before heading to a construction site where he worked as a mason.
Area residents hurriedly rushed to the scene only to find the deceased lying in a pool of blood with his son crying.
Police disclosed that the deceased may have attempted to put up a fight leading to the fatal stabs, however, the motive of the murder was yet to be established
“The body had a stab wound on the chest inflicted by a sharp object. The motive of the murder is yet to be established,” police said.
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