This is Vince, a homeless man in Nairobi.

Vince was lucky enough to pick up 200k on the ground and despite the difficult circumstances he lives in, he returned the money to the owner – all of it.

The lucky person who insisted on being anonymous praised Vince who had apparently introduced himself as ‘Don’ via a Facebook post on Buyer Beware. Surprisingly, Vince didn’t ask anything in return.

This is a good amount of money that could have changed his life but Vince just let it go. He didn’t even hang around to see if the owner would be kind enough to give him some of the cash.

Here is the full narration as posted on Buyer Beware:

Let us appreciate honest folks..wale wamekatikiwa but wamekataa kuiba…Rich thieves can go for free lessons on honesty from the fella below. ..

Hello Mildred, this is not really a buyer beware issue but just want you to post it just to show guys there are still good people around. I’d like to remain anonymous incase people think walk around with huge stacks of cash. Today in the afternoon, our business needed to take the day cash to the bank, it was around 4pm.

Like always, I picked up a bag, placed around 700k in, unfortunately today, there were lots of 500/200 notes so the stash took up more space than normal. Each bundled into 100k as always, pressed in the bag and headed on to the bank.

On the way however, the zipper on the bag caved in and spat out 2 bundles of notes ~ 200k. Didn’t notice it, proceeded crossing the road from Kimathi Street headed to Kenyatta avenue. Walked a little while and there was this dirty young man running after me, signalling me to stop. Well, I figured it was just one of the street families soliciting for funds, I ignored and continued my merry way.

He didn’t stop however, he kept pursing me, at the entrance to the bank, I decided it was safer since there were 2 guards there. I stopped to listen to what he had to say, to all our amazement and utter shock, he pulled out the 2 stacks, “uliangusha pesa uko nyuma” Checked the bag, zipper was open 2 pieces were missing. I didn’t have any words for this young man, I was completely shocked.

NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

The guy said the whole reason he didn’t take the cash, “inaeza Kuwa ni pesa ya school fees Ama mtu ako mgonjwa mahali sasa siwezi chukua”. While still there he insisted, “weka pesa kwa bank Kwanza ndio tuongee, unaweza poteza tena” Went to the teller deposited, no a single note missing. After I was done, went back out and the guy was no where to be seen. the only thing I know is that he is called Don.

It is when the story was posted in the Facebook group that many identified him as Vince and not ‘Don.’ Vince has been operating around Imenti house. He is said to hold a Bachelor of Business in Information Technology from St. Paul’s University in Limuru. He previously worked at Nakumatt Holdings and then at KQ as an intern. It is unknown as to how exactly he found himself on the streets.