Gladys Mwendo which her three children receives donations from Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko at Mua hills in Machakos, Sunday December 24, 2017. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has lit his Christmas holiday by extending a hand of philanthropy to the needy.
Some of the gifts Nairobi governor Mike Sonko donated to the needy on Sunday, December 24, 2017. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
The governor donated gifts to hundreds of residents of his Mua home in Machakos county.
Sonko said the gifts were
in
honour
of his late father Gideon Kivanguli who died in
2015.
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The residents received foodstuffs that included maize flour, packaged tea-leaves, blankets, cooking oil, dates and wheat flour.
He thanked the villagers for the cordial relationship they have had over the years.
"When Christmas reaches, I remember my time in prison. We used to share anything," the governor said.
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"If all Kenyan leaders were like Sonko, we could not be crying for state-help. I lost my husband 3 years ago but have never lacked food and other amenities. I thank God Sonko helps us a lot," said Margret Nyambura Wainaina, an elderly widow with 7 grandchildren.
"I feel bad when people go on media crying for help, especially those starving of hunger," the governor said.