Nairobi businessman Kevin Otiende has met the young boy spotted in a viral video during protests against the reported sale of JKIA.
Otiende met Henry Omondi in his office and assured him of education at a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution.
The businessman revealed that Omondi is homeless and sleeps in the same streets he was protesting.
Otiende said Omondi dropped from school at Class 2 was intelligent and could read and write.
“The journey of transformation for this young man Henry Omondi has started. Today I met him for the first time in my office and heard first-hand his very challenging life in the streets,”
“He is homeless and sleeps on the very same streets he protested, he dropped out of school at Class 2, but I was happy he can read and write and has good handwriting! This young man is what you call inborn intelligence, as he is quite informed! In a few days, we have identified a TVET institution that he can join, and my job is to make sure he gets practical training to become a mechanic as his heart desires”,
“I hope he succeeds and when he does, we all can support him by taking our cars to him for maintenance. Please pray for him.” Otiende said.
The viral video of Omondi lamenting that JKIA has been sold touched Kenyans with many calling for wellwishers to help him get out of the streets.
It was recently revealed that the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) received a Ksh 242 billion offer from Adani Airport Holdings Limited to run Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for 30 years.
In a statement, KAA acting managing director Henry Ogoye revealed that Adani Airport Holdings Limited submitted an investment proposal under the Public Private Partnerships Act 2021.
