The final days of Chris Kirubi

Entrepreneur Chris Kirubi.

In a statement to the public, his family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr Christopher J Kirubi (1941-2021), who passed on today, Monday the 14th of June, 2021, at 1pm, at his home after a long battle with cancer fought with fortitude, grace and courage.”

Kirubi was diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He said in some of the recent media interviews that he accidentally discovered he had cancer. After a hard day at work one day, he said he retreated to his Kitisuru home, as he was experiencing high fever. He called his private doctor, who arrived with a pathologist. “They took my blood and quickly ran checks, only to return to tell me that I was very sick and needed to go with them to the hospital. They rushed me through the emergency section straight to the High Dependency Ward at Nairobi Hospital,” Kirubi did say.