An unusual yet unique occurrence has excited Kenyans involving a Mombasa-based tuk tuk driver William Mzungu and traffic police officer, George Mugambi.
The officer went out of his way to show rare kindness and great support to the tuk tuk driver he had arrested, most importantly donating blood to his sick wife.
Mzungu indicated that he was arrested by the officer at Mwembe Tayari in Mombasa town for lack of important documents of NTSA accreditation and an insurance cover.
It is at this point that Mzungu explained he lacked the documents because of the desperate situation of having a sick wife suffering from breast cancer who as admitted at the Mombasa Hospital.
This had forced Mzungu to dig into his pocket to the level that his three children risked going without food.
The report by KTN News indicated that tuk tuk drivers in the area normally make profits of between Ksh 500 and Ksh 700 on a regular day, which was a drop in the ocean for the man who had to settle his wife’s hospital bill amounting to Ksh 250,000.
Mzungu narrated how he pulled the officer aside for a little talk adding that officer Mugambi was too touched by his story to the level that he found it unbelievable.
The officer pardoned the man and asked him to take him to the hospital where the wife was admitted so he could verify the tuk tuk operator's story.
He indicated that officer Mugambi broke into tears as soon as he saw his wife and her situation at the hospital.
The medical personnel at the hospital explained to the officer that the woman was in urgent need of 10 of blood which she had failed to get from donors who were asking for Ksh 4,000 per pint.
Without much thinking, the officer offered himself to donate 2 pints out of the 10 needed.
The police officer went ahead to rally his colleagues at Central and Makupa police stations in Mombasa to offer their contributions of blood and money.
Mzungu also indicated that after six months, the wife suffered a second-phase infection and he could only manage to admit her at the Coast General Hospital. Again, officer Mugambi stood by him and donated blood again.
It was also revealed that during the time, the police officer offered money to the driver for purposes of securing the welfare of his family. He also did some shopping for his son attending secondary school.
Since the bill of Ksh 250,000 was apparently too much for the driver, the officer again rallied his colleagues and other associates to fundraise for the driver, which they did and enabled him to pay the weighty hospital bill.
The selfless cop spoke and asserted that there was a need for people to help each other in times of need.
It was clear for all to see that the man’s perception towards police officers was significantly changed for the better by the actions of officer Mugambi.
Watch the video by KTN News below
