Gibson Mbugua, who starred as the prosecutor in the popular comedy show, Vihoja Mahakani, is appealing to Kenyans to assist him raise Ksh6 million for a kidney transplant.
The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) TV star stated that he was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2020 after multiple checkups.
Mbugua told The Standard that he would be undergoing a kidney transplant in July and was in a dire need of funds.
“I have been undergoing dialysis and my doctors recently recommended a kidney transplant. I need around Ksh6 million,” he pleaded.
Mbugua added that a larger share of the money will be channelled to medicine he would take after the surgery.
“I will take some of the drugs for the rest of my life after the transplant and they are quite expensive,” Mbugua stated.
The family will hold a fundraiser in June, a month to his scheduled surgery.
Mbugua was one of the leading stars in Vioja Mahakamani before the show went on a seven-year hiatus.
The shows made a comeback in April 2021 after the national broadcaster, KBC, rebranded.
A number of the stars were incorporated into the relaunched show which still depicts court proceedings inclusive of comedy.
The stars included the prosecutor (Gibson Mbugua), Ondiek Nyuka Kwota (Hiram Muigai), and Makokha (Mathias Keya).
