Joseph Kyallo Wambua, a taxi driver who is relatively new to the business, was heaped with praises after his efforts saved the life of an epileptic woman in Nairobi.
35-year-old Wambua was doing his evening shift on Monday, September 16, around Fedha Estate in Embakasi when he received a request on his phone.
Upon arriving at the client's pick-up point, Wambua was shocked to find that a crowd of people had gathered.
His request had been generated by Philip Ogola, who identifies himself as a digital humanitarian.
Ogola stated that he was on his evening bike ride when he spotted the crowd and upon investigations, he found that a woman had suffered a seizure.
He immediately called Dr Thuranira Kaugiria who guided him on what to do to the woman for her to stop convulsing.
When she woke up, the woman stated that she was selling clothes in the estate when she fell. The woman further told him that she had walked all the way from Mlolongo and hadn't had anything to eat the whole day.
This prompted the by-standers to raise some money for her to use as fare back home and to feed her children who were waiting back home.
Wambua agreed to give the lady a ride home despite the fear he had that she would convulse again.
“I was really worried about the possibility of the woman suffering another seizure, but those who had attended to her assured me that she was good to go. So I accepted the trip and we left,” Wambua stated.
He further narrated that they were having a conversation as the journey progressed but as they got close to Syokimau, she slumped into her seat.
Wambua called Ogola who guided him on what to do in order to help the woman regain consciousness.
Kyallo drove her to Aga Khan Hospital in Syokimau and minutes later she was up.
She insisted on being taken home and along the way, she suffered another attack, luckily this time two women showed up and helped Wambua.
All along, Wambua's cab metre had been running, but upon reaching the Kitengela facility, he chose to switch it off saving the woman from an enormous cost.
“I cancelled the trip because I felt it wasn’t important at that time. I chose to switch off the app until I was completely done with her,” he added.
He revealed that he helped the woman because he believed in humanity and he had even dealt with the homeless people for a while.
Wambua ensured that the woman had been admitted at the facility before he left and even called the following morning to know how she was progressing, but was informed that she had been discharged.
