Bruce Odhiambo, the former Youth Enterprise and Development Fund boss, has been rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of a Nairobi hospital after his blood pressure hit extremely low levels.
Reports claim that Odhiambo, who uses a pacemaker, an electrical device implanted under your skin to help manage irregular heartbeats, flew to India in October last year to have it replaced.
According to a source who spoke to eDaily, his body developed lots of complications after he returned to the country in November.
"The body reacted to the new medication he was given and he got blisters on his hands and legs which became septic,” the source claimed.
The source further revealed that on Christmas Day, his BP went too low so he had to be rushed to the ICU and he was also kept in seclusion for the wounds to be treated well.
"His BP has never stabilized thus really affected the functioning of the pacemaker and they couldn’t do dialysis coz his heart was quite weak," the source divulged.
Furthermore, according to the source, his family had to be called in for counselling and prayers twice by the doctors after Odhiambo suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Saturday and Sunday.
"His BP fell further to a low of 54 and the family was called in again,” disclosed the source.
Nevertheless, it is reported that his family and nurses are hopeful due to the fact that he’s still conscious and they’ve given him everything to the maximum but they can’t go beyond the current limit.
"His blood pressure has, however, risen again marginally to 112 and we hope it will stabilize…He’s really put up a good fight. So, please let’s keep praying for his recovery. Today, he is still in a bad state and the BP is down again (44)…"
In December 2017, former Youth Enterprise Development Fund CEO, Catherine Namuye, died after she allegedly suffered a heart attack in her house in Kileleshwa, Nairobi.
Odhiambo is also a music producer and a musician, who played with the legendary Mombasa-based Safari Sound Band and the Spartans.
