Art: Wakaba Mutheki, the Kenyan Van Gogh abroad who was unsung at home

Anthony Wakaba Mutheki was tagged by sections of South African media and art lovers as Africa's Van Gogh, in Kenya, where he was born, however, he was virtually unknown. [Courtesy]

It started with a Facebook post dated May 17 from one Kariz Paul: “If you are somewhere close to Sudan, Anthony Wakaba desperately needs your help where he is hospitalised.”

Before anybody could respond to the post, news filtered in that Anthony Wakaba Mutheki, one of Africa’s prolific artists had died in Sudan.