As we write, Mr. Onyango Sumba may have already undergone a brain scan (MRI) at Kenyatta national hospital where he remains hospitalized. KSB has spoken to Judy, Mr. Sumba’s younger sister in Kenya, who has been beside him since he was admitted to hospital.
At the same time, KSB is in touch with Mr. Dick Kamau, a Kenyan who has been residing in Stockholm but who relocated to Kenya a few years ago. Mr. Kamau said that he had already paid for Mr. Sumba’s brain scan which cost 15.200 Kenyan shillings.
According to the Sumba family, he is doing well except that he is still weak and cannot talk. Judy told KSB that at the moment, the family is still studying the situation and that although the hospital bill continues to rise, there is no immediate crisis.
She said that the family will appreciate help from anywhere although she added that at the moment, the main concentration is on ensuring that Mr. Sumba makes a full recovery. She said that it was not the first time that Mr. Sumba had been admitted to hospital and hoped that his condition will soon improve.
She also said that the family was comfortable with Mr. Sumba being hospitalized at Kenyatta Hospital because he is being well taken care of at the ninth floor which, she said, is a private wing. She understood the concerns of Kenyans in Stockholm who were getting worried that Mr. Sumba may have been abandoned at Kenyatta by his political contacts.
She was full of praise for the interest the Sumba situation has created in Kenya-Stockholm and promised to give regular updates about Sumba’s situation.
Mr. Jack Mulo, a Kenyan resident in Linköping in Sweden who is also one of Mr. Sumba’s closest friends, told KSB that there should be no panic among Kenya Stockholmers about Mr. Sumba’s situation.
Mr. Mulo has also been in touch with the family and promised to coordinate any activities in Sweden in relation to Mr. Sumba’s situation in case such a need arose. He said that the initial reports appeared alarmist because of lack of direct contact with the Sumba family and thanked all Kenyans who have expressed concerns about Mr. Sumba.
He said that it was natural for Kenyans in Stockholm to question the circumstances under which Mr. Sumba was being hospitalized because Mr. Sumba was well known and liked by Kenyans in Stockholm. He promised to provide any important updates to KSB which might come his way as he was in daily contact with the Sumba family in Kenya.
Okoth Osewe
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Osewe thanks for this update on Mr. Sumba. I wish him a quick recovery.