It is musician Celine Dion who sang that there is no love like a mum’s love for her child.
This is how Dion’s introductory lyrics to the song go
Mamma
You gave life to me
Turned a baby into a lady
And mamma
All you had to offer
Was the promise of a lifetime of love
Now I know
There is no other Love like a mother's love for her child
That was exactly the situation at the high court in Nairobi as murder suspect Joseph Irungu alias Jowie met his mother before cameras for the first time since he was arrested.
Despite the grave charge that is facing her son, the mum hugged him tightly as the cameras flashed and zoomed.
It was an emotional moment during the son-mum moment which was broadcasted to thousands of Kenyans.
Netizens hailed the mother for ‘showing her son moral support despite the grave charges’.
“Jowie is a human being who needs someone to show him love despite what he might have done. Big up to his mother for the love,” Mary Kisele captioned a video of the mum giving her son a tight hug.
True to Dion’s song, a mother offers a promise of a lifetime of love.
Initially, Jowie’s mother concealed her face as she spoke to NTV’s Dennis Okari at their Lanet home.
Jowie was born and brought up in Nakuru.
His father was a county employee who reportedly retired.
They moved from 46 along Kanu Street to their new Home in Lanet.
Here is the video of his mother showing him love.
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