This archive report was first published on 19 May 2020.
Chris Kirubi's recent photo with Anne Mwaura has given a glimpse of his remarkable recovery journey after months of battling cancer.
As a well-known business tycoon, Kirubi has been out of the limelight for a while, and it's easy to understand why.
However, looking at the photo, one can see the glow in his eyes, a stark contrast to when he returned from the US, where he had gone to seek medical attention.
According to Kirubi, his cancer journey began when he experienced a fever, which led doctors to discover the cancer by mistake.
Speaking in a past interview with the Star, Kirubi shared his experience, saying,
“My cancer was discovered by mistake.”
It all started in 2019, when Kirubi began his day as usual with a flurry of business meetings, only to retreat to his palatial home in Kitsuru later that afternoon.
While at home, Kirubi started experiencing a fever, which prompted him to call his doctor, who arrived with a pathologist.
As Kirubi recounted,
“They took my blood and quickly ran checks only to return to tell me that I was very sick and needed to go with them to the hospital. They rushed me through the Emergency section straight to the High Dependency Ward at Nairobi Hospital.”
From there, it was a series of tests for the next few days as doctors observed his situation.
As Kirubi shared,
“When they finally finished, they broke the news to me that I had stage two cancer, which was affecting my internal organs, including the lungs and kidneys. They said I needed to fly out of the country urgently for treatment.”
Kirubi then flew to Boston in the US, where doctors ran further checks and started treatment.
After recovering, doctors discharged him, and he flew back home, where he has made significant progress in his recovery.
