Residents of Nyali region in Mombasa County were alarmed after a tycoon, a manager of the largest freight station in the city, died of Covid-19 virus.
According to a report by The Standard, Mark Mbua, the manager of Mitchell Cotts, had been hospitalised in Nyali and was being treated for Dengue fever when he developed breathing problems.
The medics later tested him for the Covid-19 virus before he passed away on Sunday, April 5, at around 3 a.m.
His colleagues disclosed that he started experiencing breathing problems while he was in a meeting shortly after he had jetted into the country.
He was taken to Coast General Hospital where he passed away aged 51 years.
His death caused waves both in Mombasa and Nairobi as he had patronised a number of golf clubs. He was a celebrated Golf athlete.
"When he arrived at the Coast General Hospital, tests were carried out and they turned positive for Covid-19. He died on Sunday at around 3 a.m.," stated a family member.
His colleagues disclosed that Mbua had jetted in from the US just a day before the state implemented a travel ban to foreign countries.
The deceased, on Wednesday, April 1, held a meeting with some of Mitchell Cotts officials in search of a way to contain the virus.
"Mark died of Covid-19. I was with him between March 12 and March 15 in Nairobi for a golf tournament.
"Before he was admitted at Coast General, he thought he had Dengue fever and sought treatment in several clinics in Nyali," stated Simon Mbugua, a former chairman at Mombasa Golf Club.
Mbugua further claimed that the state had created a stigma around the Coronavirus outbreak, like HIV in the 1980s, that people are not willing to come forward after contracting the virus.
"People are fearing to go for check-ups. How do those who have come into contact, say with Mark, know that he died of the disease so that they can self-quarantine?" He questioned.
