Raila rescues Mau Mau veteran struggling with Ksh 3M hospital bill after govt fails to turn up
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Azimio leader Raila Odinga pays Ksh 600K to Mau Mau veteran, Brigadier John Kiboko struggling with Ksh 3M hospital bill
Azimio leader Raila Odinga pays Ksh 600K to Mau Mau veteran, Brigadier John Kiboko struggling with Ksh 3M hospital bill.
On Sunday, June 18, the family of Brigadier John Kiboko, a veteran of the Mau Mau, begged the government to assist in paying his Ksh3 million medical bill.
The independence fighter’s son, Maina Kiambati, bemoaned that they were having difficulty paying some of the debt that had accumulated since Kiboko’s admission.
However, they were grateful to Raila Odinga, the leader of the opposition, who handed them the Ksh600,000 deposit needed before medical attention could be given to the veteran of the Mau Mau.
An association of the descendants of the Mau Mau war veterans was also lauded for rushing the ailing brigadier to the hospital.
“He has been in hospital for about four weeks, and no government official has offered help. We want to plead with the government to help us settle the bill totaling millions.
“Even if they will not come and visit him in the hospital, we will appreciate the financial help as we have done all we could,” Kiambati pleaded, adding that he was responding well to treatment but could not be discharged.
Further, the family revealed that the Mau Mau fighter fell ill after attending the burial of the late Field Marshal Mukami Kimathi on May 13.
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The veterans argued that Kiboko sacrificed to fight for freedom and thus deserved government aid and recognition.
“We cannot settle this bill on our own. He will be forced to remain in the hospital if uncleared. We are asking the government to act swiftly before the last of the Mau Mau people find their eternal home,” a representative from the association lamented.
On June 10, the veterans claimed they were being conned by individuals posing as government officials privy to a Ksh50 billion fund released to support them.
Some of them were reportedly asked to pay a Ksh10,000 registration fee to access the alleged funds.
“They lied that they would buy us pieces of and even told us that there was Ksh50 billion that had been disbursed. Others were asked to contribute Ksh1,000 as registration fees and an additional Ksh5,000 later,” one member lamented.
On the same day, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua promised to fully support the son of Mau Mau freedom fighter General Musa Mwariama after admitting that the government was obligated to honour freedom fighters.
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