Former street urchin who melted Kenyan hearts with epic rehabilitation process is dead
The news of Patrick Hinga’s demise were broken into the internet by his Good Samaritan Wanja Mwaura.
“With deep sorrow, I want to inform you that Hinga has rested. He passed on this morning (Sunday, March 17). I do not have the strength to say much right now. Rest in peace, my friend,” her Facebook post read.
The news of his death spread like wildfire across social networks
It all started in 2017, when Wanja met her former classmate Hinga. As she was heading towards home around Lower Kabaete, Nairobi she had someone call her, and a surprised Wanja saw a strange looking old friend behind her.
She took a bold step and took him for rehabilitation where he was doing well to overcome drug addiction
Cause of death
According to Wanja aka Shiko, Hinga died at the hospital after he went there to seek treatment.
However, not everyone has agreed with the Good Samaritan.
Most of the witnesses who saw the poor street-boy before he took his last breath, believe that the family neglected him.
At one point, well wishers helped him with milk to ‘treat’ his painful stomach, phoned his granny but were met with harsh replies
Quick facts about late Hinga
- He was born on September 15, 1983,
- Went to Ndararua Primary School in Kabete and sat his KCPE exams in 1998 where he scored 447 marks out of 700.
- Joined Uthiru High School, then a provincial school, in 1999.
- His drug addiction habit began in 1998 when he was a class eight pupil
- He was sent away from Uthiru and went on to join Elite High School in Kayole where he dropped out due to drug use.
- He did his rehabilitation from Chiromo Medical Lane Centre and successfully graduated on May 2018 and the hospital waived a Sh149,000 bill.
- It is believed that he went back to streets in 2018, and few friends spotted him around Wangige Market in Kabete
- After Wanja shared his story, Kenyans suggested that she had shown enough heroic standards to qualify for Presidential awards
- In 2018, Wanja was forced to dismiss romours that she was dating the same man, after stating that they only related as friends
- Hinga complained of stomach aches before he was found dead
