• A video of Lewis Muthokimu tearfully explaining why he was not at school touched Eric Omondi
• The philanthropist and political activist urged Kenyans to raise funds for the family, living as squatters.
• Eric also took the Form One student back to school and paid his tuition fees up to Form Four.

Eric Omondi has mobilized Kenyans to help a needy high school student who, in tears, asked for help online.

How did Eric Omondi help a student in need?

Lewis Muthokimu, a grade one student, was filmed crying over his absence from school.

Lewis revealed that he had not been to school for two terms and needed KSh32,000 to clear his school arrears.

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Eric Omondi contacted the family and visited them in Machakos County, showing them their deplorable living conditions.

“Hey guys, we found the boy. Today we are going to return him to school. It’s an unfortunate story. This family has been reduced to squatters, they are homeless. They just built a house in the bush. There is no water and no electricity.

“The father had a butcher shop in Chokaa, but it was demolished. Let’s change their story forever,” he said.

Eric revealed that Lewis’ father was the sole breadwinner until his butcher shop was demolished, leaving him and his family exposed.

Hours after making the rallying call, Eric revealed that Kenyans had raised KSh1 million for the family and that the mother could no longer receive any more money.

He then shared the father’s number and told Kenyans to send money there.

Eric also took Lewis back to school, where he received a heroic welcome.

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When Eric and Lewis arrived, the students shouted with joy before heading to the office, where they paid KSh178,140.

“I took him back to Kimuri High School in Naivasha and paid for his four years of schooling,” Eric said.

He called on Kenyans to transform their family fortunes by continuing to contribute.

“I want them to buy land, build a house and open a business,” he wrote.

How did the young people save Eric Omondi?

Separately, Eric organized a rally at Tononoka ground in Mombasa but the cops broke it up.

One of the police officers tried to take Eric away, but a crowd of angry young people would have nothing to do with it.

The former actor wondered why they wanted to arrest him, when he had all the necessary authorizations.

Proofread by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and editor at TUKO.co.ke

Source: TUKO.co.ke