Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko is celebrating the tenth birthday of his adopted son Satrine Osinya.
Sonko took a trip down memory lane in his birthday message, recalling how, after their mother was killed in the 2014 Likoni tragedy, he welcomed baby Satrine and his sibling Gift Osinya into his family.
“You came into our family 8 years ago as an angel and a blessing and since then, we felt that our family had become complete. You’re a source of happiness to us and we always feel blessed and lucky having you around healthy and happy despite of what happened to you on the 22nd March-2014 when you lost your lovely mum to a terror attack and escaped with a life-threatening injury,” Sonko said in part.
“We thank God for healing and protecting you and your elder brother who rescued you from a hail of bullets which were being sprayed by the terrorists inside the church.
“As you turn 10 today, I want to wish you a happy birthday baby Satrine Osinya. Remember I love you so much and I want the best for you as you grow older,” Sonko stated.
Satrine Osinya has been in Mike Sonko’s custody after her mother was murdered in Likoni Mombasa.
Osinya, who was just two years old at the time, survived the attack with a bullet lodged in his brain.
The bullet had to be extracted from his head, which required surgery.
“Sometime in March 2014, Al Shabaab gunmen attacked a church in Likoni; Mombasa, spraying bullets on worshipers. Among those hit by the bullets was a two-year-old Baby, Satrin Osinya. The bullet that killed his mother also penetrated the baby’s skull,” Sonko shared sometime back.
“After scoring an impressive 399 marks in KCPE 4 years ago, he proceeded to Lenana School in Nairobi for his secondary education where he has made us proud again by scoring an impressive B – (minus) in his KCSE.
“When terrorists struck a church in Likoni on the Sunday of 23rd March, 2014 taking the life of his mum and other worshipers, Master Gift Osinya was left traumatised, terrified and hopeless with a bullet lodged in the head of his younger brother, Master Satrine Osinya.
“However, since they joined our family, we have seen God’s miracles in their lives,” Sonko concluded.
