Edwin Sifuna Gifts Kakamega Hawker KSh 10k After Rowdy Youths Scramble Over His Stock Of Sweets

• ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna invited the young hawker to the stage, where he stuttered while listing his losses, prompting Sifuna to ask for a general amount
• After learning the hawker's goods were worth KSh 5,000, Sifuna and Nairobi County Majority Leader contributed KSh 10,000 to support him.
• The hawker, a member of the Orange party since 2017, received additional financial assistance from Raila Odinga and other leaders at the event

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Kakamega - A young hawker's life has received a boost during the Orange Democratic Movement(ODM) party's registration drive in Kakamega.

The lollipop hawker's stock of sweets was scrambled on by rowdy youths at the event, attracting ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna's attention.

During his speech at the event, Sifuna asked the young trader to step up on the podium and tell him how much he had lost during the event.

Visibly shy, the young man stepped on the stage and moved to Sifuna's side, where he started stuttering as he listed the items he had lost.

The outspoken lawmaker stopped him in his tracks and asked him to give a general amount of money he thought his stock was.

He told the crowd his goods were worth KSh 5,000, prompting the Nairobi senator to start counting KSh 1000 notes.

Sifuna gave him KSh 4000 before the Nairobi county Majority Leader topped up with another KSh 5000.

The hawker revealed to the crowd that he had been a member of the Orange party since 2017 when he was registered as a voter.

How did the hawker's life change

Sifuna asked the young trader to greet ODM party leader Raila Odinga, who also topped up on the KSh 10,000 he had been given.

Raila's action triggered a response from leaders at the event who kept giving the young man wads of cash as his pocket kept building.

Westlands MP kept the money flowing as he added the young man KSh 10,000 before Sifuna disclosed Raila's security would guard him to stop anybody planning to take the cash from him.

"I am giving him Baba's security. Try to confront him again, and that Israeli commando will deal with you," Sifuna said.

Man helps 2 women rebuild houses

In a separate story, a viral video of a generous social media influencer who showed kindness to two women touched many hearts online.

The women, who make a living by smoking fish, lived in a rural area without proper houses.

That was until the influencer decided to rebuild their house and surprised them with cash gifts of KSh 200,000 each.