For many years, Nairobians passing along Jogoo Road couldn’t miss him. A man with nothing but his will to survive, perched in a makeshift structure on top of a tree. They called him the “Tree Man.” He had no roof, no bed, no dignity — just branches for shelter and the cold city sky for company.

But today, that chapter has closed. And the page turned by one man: Geoffrey Mosiria.

“Kusema kweli, umaskini ni ugonjwa. Kukosa pesa ni kama kukosa afya,” Mosiria said, as he shared the story online.

In a move that has warmed the hearts of Kenyans, Mosiria secured a proper house for the Tree Man, paid three months’ rent upfront, and handed him a mkokoteni — a simple but powerful tool for earning a living.

He didn’t stop there. New clothes were bought to restore his dignity, and Kenyans of goodwill chipped in KSh 37,000 to give the man a fighting chance at a new life.

For the first time in a decade, the Tree Man will spend the night under a real roof, not branches swaying over his head. The smile on his face told a story money can’t buy.

This is more than charity. It’s a transformation. From hopelessness to hope. One act of kindness sparked another, and a man written off by society is now writing a new chapter.

And that’s the bigger lesson for us all. Poverty can strip a person bare, but kindness can clothe them again. If a tree could once be his shelter, imagine what a community of caring Kenyans can be.