This archive report was first published on 3 July 2020.
Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG) Bishop Elisha Juma of Tudor succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday at a Mombasa hospital, leaving behind a family in mourning.
Just three months prior, his eldest son Peter Juma, a 38-year-old paramedic, had fallen victim to the virus in New York on March 28th, 2020.
According to his family, Bishop Juma had underlying conditions of diabetes and high blood pressure, which worsened his condition.
The family is appealing for funds to cover funeral expenses and hospital bills, totaling Sh2 million.
"We are planning to raise funds to help pay funeral expenses and the hospital bill," said Justus Oyola, the deceased's burial committee treasurer, in an appeal to Daily Nation.
Bishop Juma leaves behind his wife Reverend Mary Juma and five children who live abroad in the US and UK.
He will be laid to rest on July 4th at his rural home in Rachuonyo, Homa Bay County.
