Hero police officer David Chesire Kibet is yet to be found more than a fortnight since he was swept away by floods in Nairobi. Elizabeth Chesire said he was proud his son died while saving four other people. Heavy rains that pounded Nairobi and its environs from Sunday, March 24, to Monday, March 25, killed at least four people and displaced many others. Chesire was among three officers who responded to a distress call about three women and a child stuck in their stalls at Country Bus Station in Muthurwa. Nairobi regional police commander Adamson Bungei confirmed that Chesire and his colleagues had successfully rescued the Kenyans and had returned to help lock the stalls from which they had been rescued. Bungei explained that Chesire was swept away by water after water washed away the remaining bit of the concrete slab. What was Kibet’s last conversation with his family Elizabeth Chesire, the missing police officer’s mother, said his son had a call with his father on the night he died. She revealed that he was excited on the phone and asked his father to give her the phone after their conversation. Elizabeth revealed that Kibet promised to help her take advantage of the rains and plant early. “They spoke to his father, who was very happy and told me that on Saturday he would come, and we would go to the farm as it had rained,” she said. Kibet later had a long call with his sister before he moved to rescue the four individuals, only to be carried away by the water. Subscribe to watch new videos Kibet’s family proud of his heroics As his dad and wife keep camping in Nairobi while waiting for information about his body, Elizabeth exudes pride in his son’s deeds. She expressed her happiness that her son was able to save four lives despite being swept away by the raging floods. Elizabeth urged the government not to give up on his son but to put more effort into the search for his body. “I am very happy in my spirit to hear that my son saved the lives of four people and was found in the process. I thank God for the strong spirit he had to help people. I ask the government not to give up, not to lose heart, to persevere until we find my son,” she said. Kibet’s wife expressed her sorrow at his demise, adding that he had many unfulfilled dreams and plans in life.
by Didacus Malowa
