Catherine Kasavuli’s son appeals for help to clear hospital bill
By Beth NyamburaThe family of the late Queen of TV, Catherine Kasavuli, is appealing to Kenyans of goodwill to support them in raising funds to settle her medical bills.
Kasavuli’s son Martin says the accrued medical bill at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and the Nairobi Hospital amounts to over Ksh4 million.
Martin, via a statement, addressed to the Media Council of Kenya CEO and copied to six media managers in the country, said at the time of her passing away. She had accrued a cumulative hospital bill of Ksh4 million.
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He added that the family is anticipating further bills at the funeral home and interment costs, which we can’t estimate now.
“It is with this mind that I write for your assistance in galvanizing her colleagues in the media fraternity, and the public to assist me clear the medical bills and give the late ‘Queen of Television’ a befitting farewell,” the statement further said.
Kenyans willing to support can do so via the following;
Mpesa Paybill Number – 8089700 and Account Number – Catherine Kasavuli.
Kasavuli, 60, passed on Thursday night at KNH where she was receiving treatment for cervical cancer.
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Her family went public about her situation while appealing for blood donation in early November.
A few weeks ago, Kasavuli told her Kenyan fans via her social media that it was not an easy journey but they had faith in God’s breakthrough.
Through her official social media page, the late Kasavuli said that the month of October had been a crazy one for her.
“Last one month has been crazy for me, I want to take this moment and appreciate my family, colleagues, doctors and the Catherine Kasavuli foundation,” she said.
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The deceased thanked people who came out to donate blood for her when they were called upon.
Kasavuli made a TV comeback at KBC in 2020, where she hosted the Legend Edition show every weekend.
Colleagues in the media sector have continued to send condolence messages to her family after passing on.
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