Deputy President William Ruto has cleared the hospital bill of a mother and son who were injured during an attack in their house on August 20.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on Tuesday, August 25, Chinga Ward MCA Kiruga Thuku stated Ruto was shocked by the incident which claimed the life of the Form Four student.
"I discussed this issue with Deputy President William Ruto last Saturday evening who was utterly shocked by the unfortunate incident and he instructed me to go and pick the hospital bill incurred by mother and son today morning at the hospital and which he helped fully clear, to the pleasant astonishment of this family , their friends and relatives," Kiruga explained.
On the fateful night, thugs attacked the family of Andrew Gicheru Kahuria who is a market trader in Nyeri County.
They found his wife Grace Nyambura Gicheru and his son Obadiah Mwangi Gicheru.
The gang first struck the room Nyambura was sleeping in and on hearing the commotion Mwangi rushed to defend his mother.
They were both attacked with knives, as the thugs robbed the home.
After the incident, well-wishers rushed them to Kiriaini Mission Hospital, with the son being taken to ICU in critical condition, while his mother was admitted to a general ward.
Several hours later young Mwangi succumbed to knife injuries in his heart, leaving a huge medical bill.
The family thanked DP Ruto for his kind gesture.
Local leaders have urged the governement to set up a police post in Karuthi area which they described as a dangerous route used by criminals because of lack of police presence.
"The Kenya Power and Nyeri County Government Department of Roads and Infrastructure must also ensure that the street lights at Karuthi are working because it has also greatly contributed to insecurity in our grassroots areas," the MCA demanded.
