Doldol town in Laikipia North was the scene of a teary reunion between two siblings who had been separated for 14 years.
The two siblings, Susan Wangui and Patrick Kanyora, were an emotional wreck as they embraced each other with tears streaming down their cheeks for what seemed like an eternity.
"I did not know my sister would remember me. She was tiny when we separated and we could barely comprehend a thing," a teary-eyed Kanyora disclosed to The Standard.
Theirs is a story of seemingly insurmountable odds after they were abandoned in the streets of Nyeri with Kanyora aged just six while his sister was 4 years old.
Left to fend for themselves, Kanyora took on the role of his sisters' protector up until they were rounded up by the police and handed over to the Children's department who transferred them to Nyeri Juvenile Home.
As fate would have it, the two inseparable siblings were then admitted to Kids Alive Children's home in 2004 where they were forced to separate as the facility didn't allow a mixed-gender setup.
The situation got worse three years later when Kanyora was moved to another facility in Naromoru and he never got a chance to say goodbye.
It was while at the Naromoru home that Kanyora informed the authorities about the sister he had left behind and fate was smiled on them briefly as the management was able to trace Wangui, and ferried her to Naromoru.
However, as they lacked documentation, a change in management at the home led to their separation once again, only that this time their separation lasted for 14 years.
Emotions ran high after their latest reunion as Kanyora asserted that he'd never let his sister out of his sight ever again.
"I want to take care of my sister after college, and together, we'd like to find closure by finding out why our parents abandoned us in the streets," he divulged.
