Cancer warrior Jadudi in fresh financial appeal after failed surgery

Emmanuel Otieno, better known as Jadudi, during a past surgery. [Photo: Courtesy]

The family of a University of Nairobi student battling cancer in India has asked Kenyans to help bring him back home after a series of unsuccessful surgeries to remove a tumor in his brain.

Mr Evans Ouma, the father of Emmanuel Otieno, alias Jadudi, and the Africa Cancer Foundation (AFC) yesterday appealed to the nation – that helped raise funds for his trips to India – to help clear a Sh1.2 million hospital bill, ferry him home and support his palliative care. Mr Ouma told a news conference that following a third unsuccessful surgery, Jadudi had been in and out of intensive care unit, attracting hospitals bills of nearly Sh1.2 million.