TIMES ARE HARD, LET'S HELP WHERE WE CAN," SONKO APPEALS. Touched by the moving story that aired on Citizen Tv of a student who scored highly in the recent KCPE who was being forced to repeat class 8 for lack of fees, former Nairobi's Governor, offered to clear his 1st term fees and shopping. In a long post, the former county boss acknowledged the high cost of living that is keeping thousands out of class and urged other leaders to join him with the good gesture "He scored 405 marks in his KCPE exams but ati coz his father is a boda boda rider na mamake ni mboch they can't afford to pay his school fees for him to join form one at Kabianga Secondary School and he's being forced to repeat class 8. Currently the economy is bad kila mtu ako na shida zake including myself mpaka this time round nalipia fees za my own kids and the orpans I have adopted in installments. I'm not trying to play any PR or outshine any leaders but since I know what umaskini na uhastla...