Update 5:00pm: Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko have contributed Ksh300,000 for Beatrice Makokha, who has a growth on her face, which will aid in her treatment.
In addition to the money, the governor indicated that he would cater for two return tickets and visa charges for Beatrice and one family member who would accompany her.
"I'm once again appealing to anyone willing to contribute the little they can to rescue the life of Beatrice," Sonko rallied.
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has offered to help Beatrice Makokha, a woman from Bungoma County who went viral after a story detailing her struggle with a health condition was highlighted in the media.
Makokha has a growth that has covered her entire face, making her breathing difficult and vision a struggle.
In a statement, Sonko promised to help Makokha obtain medical cover that will allow her undergo surgery in India.
"I’m appealing to the Star to help Beatrice open a fund for her medical assistance so that myself and other well-wishers contribute funds to ensure she gets proper medical attention," Sonko stated.
Her story also touched Soy MP Caleb Kositony who also asked that a Paybill number be established to allow Makokha to get all the help she needs.
Narrating her story, Makokha stated that her pains begun in January 2000. It began as a mild pain above her eye. However, the condition worsened with time as the growth grew bigger.
“It felt like my eye was being stabbed with a knife, and I just couldn’t stop rubbing it. The rubbing would slowly get intense and vigorous until my eye turned red," she explained.
It is then that she visited the Kitale Referral Hospital.
Doctors at the hospital did a scan, but the results showed that nothing was wrong with her eye and head. The doctors prescribed painkillers for a perceived migraine.
The swelling would continue as the pain worsened. This forced her to go to hospital yet again and this time, she was referred to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
"I was not able to go because I did not have the money. So, I sought services at a private hospital where I was diagnosed with a rare condition," she stated.
She is now asking well wishers to help her get treatment.
“I have difficulties in breathing. I can only breathe through one nostril. At night, I sleep on the right side because on the left side of the swelling makes breathing worse.”
