In Kisii’s Daraja Mbili area, the family of Fred Mokaya, who was critically injured in a house fire just days after his wife, finds itself grappling with overwhelming financial burdens as they mourn. (turn0search0)
Mokaya’s brother, Geoffrey Mongare, revealed that the hospital billing has escalated to KSh 570,000, a sum they cannot raise. He says the family hasn’t even informed the children of the late couple, fearing insufficient funds to proceed with the burial. (turn0search0)
Compounding the pain, Mongare says Mohammed’s in-laws removed his wife’s body to Sirare without consulting their side of the family. Mokaya himself died in hospital ICU, while his wife, Esther Ghati, passed away earlier from smoke inhalation. (turn0search3)
The family is now appealing to Kenyans of goodwill to assist raising funds not just for the hospital bill, but also for a coffin, hearse, tent, transportation, and mortuary costs—estimated to push total requirements well past KSh 800,000. (turn0search0)
