Tucked between Shabab and Kaptembwa Estates in Nakuru West constituency is a house, which for years has been the source of solace to hundreds of poor Nakuru residents.
It houses the Unbound Nakuru Sub Project office, a foundation which majors on uplifting lives of the less fortunate, specifically children and the aged from poor backgrounds.
Sub-Project Coordinator Tirus Mwaura said the foundation is headquartered in Nairobi but has branches to reach out to more beneficiaries.
He noted that committed to uplifting the lives of the less privileged, Unbound has secured sponsorship from well wishers across the world for its beneficiaries.
He says the beneficiaries receive a monthly Sh1,800 benefit, which is channeled to basic and other needs requested by the beneficiaries, including; foodstuff and school fees.
"We give basic needs like food stuff, clothes, shelter and housing assistance. We also help with health sponsorship, school fees and scholarships," Mwaura said.
He noted that the project does not end at helping individual persons, but also extends its support to local institutions, and has so far managed to assist local schools and churches.
"We are also involved in community support initiatives. For instance we have bought plastic chairs for two Churches in Kelelwet, 50 chairs each, and also built a toilet for the Kinogor dispensary. We also take food and clothes to children's homes," he divulged.
He further noted that the procedure of recruitment includes a keen scrutiny of applicants to determine their levels of neediness, adding that office staff at times personally go out to scout for possible beneficiaries.
Among the beneficiaries of the project is Dalmas Asinga, a resident of Kipanga Way, who says the project has elevated his life, lifting him from eating from the dustbins.
Totally blind and and with a large family, Asinga lauds Unbound as a lifesaver which also salvaged him from begging in the streets, under the guide of his children.
He says that since his recruitment into the project as an aged man in 2007, and that of his daughter Yvonne the same year, he can now place decent food on the table.
According to Asinga, a combination of his benefits and those of his daughter has made life smoother.
"As a person, help from the project has elevated my life. I can now put food on the table, it has salvaged me from eating from the dustbins and begging. I can now live quite decently," he said.
Mwaura says that for a fatter allocation, beneficiaries are allowed to suspend utilising their benefits for a few months and collect it at once, which makes it more sustainable.
For secondary school students, Mwaura said all their money is kept in their bank accounts for the sole purpose of paying their school fees.
Ironically, he noted that though the project cannot do as much as it desires due to limited finances, it never accepts support from the government or other well wishers.
"Donations sent to us must be noted down against the donors. Therefore, we cannot accept funds or support from the government or churches for audit purposes," he added.