Citizen TV Swahili News anchor Rashid Abdalla has appealed to Kenyans to help his former colleague at NTV John Otanga raise Sh4 million for cancer treatment in India.
He posted on Instagram, “#sisemikitu Udugu ni kufaana sio kufanana... ndugu, jamaa na marafiki naomba tusimame na ndugu yetu @otangajohn kwa kumchangia chochote kile kumuwezesha kupata matibabu zaidi ya saratani ya damu. Ugua pole bro.”
Recently, the ailing journalist who has been battling cancer for more than 10 years also made an appeal to Kenyans help him raise funds for his blood cancer treatment.
“Hi, my name is John Kibera Otanga. A journalist by profession. I have been battling blood cancer for over 10 years," Otanga wrote.
He went further to request, "Over the last couple of years, my situation has taken a turn for the worse. I am thereby appealing to you to kindly help me raise Ksh4 million so that I can go to India for further treatment.”
The increased growth of abnormal blood cells causes blood cancer as the interrupt the function of normal blood cells.
Currently, cancer is the third-leading cause of death in Kenya.
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