Giving Back to Society: 94-year-old Retired Teacher Donates N20m Mansion to be Used as Home for the Aged

- Nduhiu Njama decided to convert his beautiful residence which he built in 1992 in Tetu constituency after realising most aged people were not being well taken care of

- The nonagenarian revealed he and his late wife who died in 2003 always had a mission to give back to society and it was time to fulfill the wish

- His granddaughter Joyce Wanjiku said they obliged to the old man's wish given he had also set up a charity organisation known as Gladys and Njama Foundation

PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng is on a mission to support vulnerable children of Calabar – join the initiative on Patreon, let’s change more lives together!

A generous 94-year-old retired Kenyan teacher has donated his 20 million mansion which sits on six acres to be used as a home for the elderly people in Nyeri county.

The nonagenarian named Nduhiu Njama decided to convert his beautiful residence located in Tetu constituency which he built in 1992 after realising most aged people were not being well taken of.

Read also

School dropout builds house and gets married from selling groundnuts

According to the Daily Nation, Njama revealed he and his late wife who died in 2003 always had a mission to give back to society and it was time to fulfill the wish.

"Before my wife died in 2003, we always wanted to do something to give back to the society but we had not decided on what to do. But since she is now gone, I have no one to share the property at my retirement home with,” he said.

Open-handed gesture

Cognizant of the fact most young people were migrating to urban areas in search of job opportunities, the retired tutor argued the elderly could suffer at home as a result and this motivated him towards his open-handed gesture.

Njama's granddaughter Joyce Wanjiku said they obliged to the old man's wish given he had also set up a charity organisation known as Gladys and Njama Foundation which serves as a rescue centre for bright girls who are unable to pay for their secondary school education.

Read also

Calabar street boys share their plights as they fend for themselves with menial jobs

“We did not object to his wish that part of our inheritance be used for construction of a home for the aged,” she said.

Wanjiku who works at the Purity Elderly Care Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) taking care of the elderly mostly in Nyeri county, said many old people were living from hand to mouth.

“The foundation receives phone calls from people asking if we have a home for the elderly, which is very sad, but there is a need to have one,” she said.

PAY ATTENTION: Download our mobile app to enjoy the latest news update

In a related news, Legit.ng reported that a 77-year-old teacher who has been living in his car got a boost from his former students who raised 10 million to help him live a better life.

Jose Villarruel was working as a substitute teacher but as soon as the pandemic hit, he was among the first workers who were sent home without pay.

One of his former students Steven Nava noticed that he was always moving around his car and sleeping in it.

Source: Legit.ng