Nairobi County’s Chief Officer for Environment, Geoffrey Mosiria, has stepped in to help a university graduate who had lost everything and ended up living on the streets.
In an emotional statement shared on his X account on Saturday, July 5, 2025, Mosiria recounted the journey of a man once full of hope, whose life had taken a painful turn.
According to Mosiria, the man is a graduate of the University of Nairobi, trained as a Biology and Chemistry teacher. He once had a bright future ahead of him, but life had other plans.
“The man seated next to me today is not just anyone. He is a graduate of the University of Nairobi, a trained Biology and Chemistry teacher, once full of dreams and hope,” Mosiria wrote.
However, after losing his job, the man faced rejection from his own family. Depression slowly took over and eventually led him to the streets, where he became part of the street family, forgotten and broken.
“He lost his job. His family abandoned him. Depression crept in slowly and eventually pushed him into the streets, where he became part of the street family, broken and forgotten by society,” Mosiria said.
“The first time he saw me in the city, he ran away — perhaps ashamed, perhaps afraid. But fate had other plans,” he recalled the first time he saw him.
Their paths crossed again during a talk Mosiria was giving at the Jesus Celebration Centre (JCC) to young people struggling with drug abuse, depression, and hopelessness. This time, the man did not run away; he stayed and listened.
“Later, while I was giving a talk at JCC to a large group of young people battling drugs, depression, and hopelessness, I saw him again. This time, he didn’t run. He listened,” Mosiria shared.
It was at that moment that Mosiria decided to take action. Mosiria narrated that today, the man is on a path to full recovery. He is sober, focused, and determined to rebuild his life. Mosiria says he is now someone you can trust with a job and someone who can give back to society.
“That day, I made him a promise to hold his hand and walk with him back to the man he once was, to help him become clean, confident, and worthy again. And he accepted that promise. He owned his pain and committed to his healing,” he said.
“Today, he is sober, focused, and determined. He is a man transformed, someone you can trust with a job, someone who can make a difference in society,” he noted.
Mosiria used the powerful story to remind Kenyans to show compassion rather than judgment toward those struggling.
“Sometimes the people we overlook are the ones who need our hand the most, not our judgment,” he said.
“It’s never too late to become what you might have been, ” Mosiria added, quoting author George Eliot.
“Let’s choose to restore, not reject. Let’s walk with those who’ve fallen, not step over them. We are all just one crisis away from needing someone to believe in us.”
