Nilidhani amekufa: Kiambu mum cries after reuniting with ex-DJ son after 4 years
This story has significance for readers across Kenya and beyond.
- Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria spotted a man he later identified as former popular DJ Snatcher sleeping dangerously close to a roadside near Nyayo Stadium Roundabout
- DJ Snatcher had reportedly vanished from Kiambu four years earlier, with his mother checking mortuaries and eventually fearing her son had died
- Mosiria faced criticism from Kenyans who accused him of chasing clout after he posted a video appealing for help to locate the DJ's family
A chance encounter along a busy Nairobi roundabout has ended four years of anguish for a Kiambu mother who had long given up hope of ever seeing her son alive again.
Geoffrey Mosiria, Chief Officer for Citizen Engagement and Customer Service, was at the Nyayo Stadium Roundabout on a routine public safety exercise, urging pedestrians to use the footbridge, when he noticed a man asleep by the roadside in a spot he considered too dangerous to ignore.
He woke the man and began speaking to him, and bystanders who recognised the stranger revealed that he was once a celebrated DJ known as DJ Snatcher, a man who had at one point hosted Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz.
Mosiria accused of clout chasing after sharing video online
Concerned by what he had learnt, Mosiria recorded the encounter and shared it across his social media platforms, asking Kenyans to help trace the man's family.
The response was not entirely kind. Many commenters accused him of seeking publicity, particularly because DJ Snatcher appeared agitated and volatile in the footage.
Mosiria maintained that his sole motivation was to find the DJ's relatives and get him professional help.
His mother had spent four years searching for her son after he disappeared from Kiambu. She visited mortuaries, made inquiries and eventually arrived at the painful conclusion that he was probably dead.
DJ Snatcher's mum reaches out to Mosiria after video goes viral
The video, however, found its way to her, and she reached out to Mosiria.
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, Mosiria and the mother traced DJ Snatcher back to the area around Nyayo Stadium Roundabout. The reunion, by Mosiria's account, was deeply emotional. His mother broke down the moment she laid eyes on him.
She told Mosiria that before mental health challenges overtook his life, her son had built something meaningful for himself.
He owned a car, tended a farm, had a wife and children, and was known as a driven and ambitious person.
DJ Snatcher taken to Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital
At some point, he lost contact with his family, and his circumstances deteriorated sharply over the years that followed.
The team managed to persuade DJ Snatcher to accept help, and he was taken to Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital in Nairobi, where he will receive psychiatric care and treatment as he begins his recovery.
Mosiria used his post to call on Kenyans to respond to people experiencing mental health crises with compassion rather than judgement, noting that many individuals sleeping on Kenyan streets were once professionals, parents and breadwinners whose lives were derailed by circumstances beyond their control.
"Sometimes, one video, one phone call, or one person refusing to look away can bring hope, restore dignity and change someone's life," he wrote.
Mosiria rescues Gengetone singer Maddox
In another story, TUKO.co.ke shared details about the heart-wrenching journey of celebrated Gengetone artiste Maddox, who faced the devastating impacts of depression and drug addiction that left him living on the streets.
After being discovered by activist Geoffrey Mosiria, Maddox's story served as a powerful reminder of how quickly life can change and the importance of community support in reclaiming lives.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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