A police sergeant warmed the hearts of many when he went beyond the call of duty to assist a mother and daughter who had been left stranded after being thrown out of a bus they were travelling in.
Sergeant Mwaura Gaitho based in Bomet county took it upon himself to rescue the helpless duo from sleeping in the cold streets on Sunday, November 22.
A resident informed Kenyans.co.ke, that the mother and her child were on a Nyamira bound bus from Nakuru.
However, they did not have enough bus fare to get them to their destination and that is when the conductor kicked them out at Sotik area at around 10 p.m. together with their belongings.
Without any option, they opted to lay their bags on a verandah of some closed shops to rest for the night before figuring out their next move the following morning.
At that time, Sergeant Mwaura who was on his way home from watching a football match spotted them and enquired what happened.
They narrated their ordeal to him and that is when he bought them food at a nearby establishment.
He further booked them a room to sleep at a guest house in the area.
The following morning the officer passed by to check on them and paid for their breakfast and later booked and paid for their fare to complete their journey to Nyamira.
His acts of kindness have not gone unnoticed by the community he serves. He goes out of his way to rescue girls from forced marriages and takes them to school while pushing for the right to education for children in the area.
Since he was deployed in the area in 2009, he started a campaign to rescue young girls from early marriages and take them to school.
Mwaura has donated his personal car, money, time and other resources to rescue and provide an education to the local girls near his work station.
