Barasa waives Sh250,000 medical bill for a Gen-Z

The county government of Kakamega has waived a Sh250,000 medical bill for Leny Lubembe, one of the Gen-Z proponents and anti-Finance Bill 2024 crusaders in Kakamega County, who died in a road accident on Sunday last week.

Lubembe, who hails from the Shanderema area, Shinyalu died in a motorbike accident on Sunday while going to a church in the company of his wife and two children.

The brakes of his motorcycle failed, causing it to lose control and hit the wall of one of the churches, where he sustained head injuries. He died on arrival at Kakamega County Referral Hospital. He was 30.

His wife and two children are currently recuperating at the hospital nursing hand injuries

The body is preserved at Kakamega Funeral Parlour.

Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, who visited the family of the late in hospital announced a waiver of the Sh250,000 medical bill and promised to foot the funeral expenses. He said the late was a hero who championed good governance and starred during the anti-Finance Bill protests in June.

“As the governor of this great county I joined the rest of the people of Kakamega and particularly the Gen-Zs to mourn the death of one of their own and as a leader who values youth, I have waived the medical expenses amounting to Sh250,000 for the late Lubembe and his family that is still getting treatment at our facility,” said Barasa.

Kakamega County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Bernard Wesonga said the three patients are in stable condition and we will be monitoring them until they fully recover.

“We are planning to take one of the children to the theatre to install a plate in his hand, the other child is in stable condition same as the mother but the late suffered skull injuries that led to his death,” said Wesonga.

Maximilah Khasoha one of the Gen-Z leaders in Kakamega, welcomed the county’s move to waive the medical bill of their colleague saying the act demonstrates the respect and recognition the county leadership has for the efforts and good governance the young people brought into the country.

“Gen-Zs have been fighting and championing the rights and welfare of all Kenyans and it will be good to give one of our colleagues a befitting send-off because we are heroes and heroine for the work, we have done in streamlining good governance and we thank our governor for acknowledging and appreciating our work by waiving the bill,” said Khasoha.

His death comes barely a week after another Gen-Z by the name Immaculate Nekesa 19, a first-year student at Sigalagala National Polytechnic in Kkamaega County died in her house due to suffocation and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Nekesa came to the limelight when her video went viral while engaging anti-riot police officers during the demonstrations.