A matatu driver whose patriotic act landed him in trouble with his bosses leading to his dismissal from 2NK Sacco Company met DCI boss George Kinoti on Friday, December 3.
John Muthoni met George Kinoti last evening at DCI's Mazingira House headquarters in Nairobi, days after he was sacked by the 2NK Sacco for reporting unruly students to the authorities.
"The 2NK Sacco driver who was shown the door by his employer after he reported drunk school children to police officers, met the Director of Criminal Investigations, George Kinoti, last evening," posted DCI on Twitter.
During the meeting, Kinoti commended the driver for the action that he took in trying to dissuade the students from self-destruction, saying his action calls for celebration.
"Drugs and substance abuse had ruined the lives of many young men and women," said Kinoti.
He decried the increasing cases of drug usage among students that had rendered parents and guardians helpless, in trying to shape the future of their children.
On November 20, Muthoni, then a driver with 2NK Sacco reported students from Fred's Grammar Mixed Secondary who had boarded his Nairobi-bound bus at the Karatina bus stage for smoking bhang and taking alcohol in the vehicle, as they were headed home for midterm break.
He drove them to the Sagana police station after getting fed up with their unbecoming conduct. The students, 7 boys and 7 girls, however, jumped off the moving matatu through the window and managed to escape.
Instead of being appreciated, the driver was sacked in return, his plight attracting reactions from Kenyans especially on social media.
The patriotic driver has since landed another job at the County government of Nyeri.
