This archive report was first published on 30 October 2019.
On October 30, 2019, Embakasi East Member of Parliament Paul Ongili, alias Babu Owino, made headlines after offering to sponsor the education of a student who had dropped out of Multimedia University.
Cosmas Mutua, a former Multi Media student, had dropped out to become a watchman in Mombasa. Babu Owino took to his social media to share the news, writing:
‘Today I met comrade Cosmas Mutua who dropped out of Multimedia university because of lack of school fees to be a watchman in Mombasa. He arrived in Nairobi today morning and we discussed several issues pertaining his education which I will fully sponsor till he graduates. God bless Comrades.’
Earlier, Babu Owino had appealed to anyone who knew of Mutua’s whereabouts to help contact him, stating:
‘If anyone knows the whereabouts of this comrade who dropped out from the university to be a watchman because of lack of fees to alert me. I want to help him complete his studies.’
Below are photos of Cosmas in his watchman uniform and without.
Reactions from Kenyans poured in, praising Babu Owino for his kind gesture.
