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Media personality Ciku Muiruri has hit out at politicians as tributes to late TV queen Catherine Kasavuli continued to pour in.
Muiruri in a tweet termed it hypocritical for politicians to pay tributes to Kasavuli yet they had ignored her fundraising efforts for months.
The family is so far seeking the help of well-wishers to offset an outstanding bill of Sh4 million accrued at the Kenyatta National Hospital during her stay and treatment at the facility.
“All these politicians and their wives falling over themselves to pay tributes to Catherine Kasavuli have been ignoring her fundraising efforts for months,” Muiruri said.
She added: “They knew she was sick. Spare us the hypocrisy and help her family offset the Sh4 million bill, if you loved her so much.”
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Kasavuli passed away on December 29, 2022 night aged 60 at the KNH after battling with cancer. She had been admitted at the facility since October 26.
In November, colleagues and friends in the media industry mobilised people to donate blood for urgent transfusion after she was admitted at KNH.
Kasavuli's employer KBC appealed for blood donation as she is admitted to Kenyatta hospital's Private wing.
Some of the leaders who have so far paid their tributes include Defence CS Aden Duale who described Kasavuli as a trailblazer TV journalist who graced screens with pride in her days.
Mombasa governor Abdulswamad Nassir said he had received the news of the death of Kasavuli with "great sorrow".
"It is with great sorrow that I receive the news about the death of Catherine Kasavuli, a veteran news anchor at KBC that graced our screens with news in the early years of broadcasting in Kenya and came back with the legends edition in the same station," he twitted.
Others include Naisula Lessuda, Amason Kingi, Millicent Omanga, President William Ruto, and First Lady Rachel Ruto, former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
However, a section of Kenyans feel it is time politicians made the healthcare services in the country accessible and affordable for all to avoid fundraisings.
“Politicians cannot contribute in every fundraiser of this kind but they can execute sound laws for a truly universal healthcare,” a twitter user by the name of Adipo Sidang’ said.
Quality of healthcare in the country has always been accompanied by a huge cost, with the poor left stuck in hospitals due to their inability to clear their bills that require out of pocket payment.
Kenyans at the base of the pyramid experience financial hardships due to out-of-pocket payments to meet their health needs. As a result, most Kenyans are pushed below the poverty line annually.
Increasing availability and access to health insurance is the most efficient in reducing financial risks associated with out-of-pocket health expenditure.
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