– Former president Mwai Kibaki has been moved from Karen Hospital to South Africa for specialised treatment – The family has released ...
– The family has released an official statement saying Kibaki flew with his personal doctor and that he will be back soon
– The family has not stated what he is ailing from
Former president Mwai Kibaki has been flown to South Africa for specialised treatment, his family has said.as by a statement issued by the family.
In a statement released on Sunday, August 21, the family said Mwai Kibaki was accompanied by his doctor and was expected to return soon.
“Earlier today, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, the third president of the republic on Kenya, flew to South Africa for specialised medical treatment, after being taken ill,” reads the statement.
The family asked Kenyans to pray for him, and to respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time.
The statement did not state what was ailing the 84-year-old former president.
Sources close to the family, however, claim Mwai Kibaki fell ill at his Muthaiga home on the night of Saturday, August 20 and was taken to Karen Hospital.
In April 2016, Mwai Kibaki lost his wife, Mama Lucy Kibaki, while undergoing treatment at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London, England.
Mwai Kibaki served as Kenya’s president from 2002 to 2013 when his two terms came to an end.
