Mombasa bishop dies of COVID-19 3 months after son

– Bishop Elisha Juma of the Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG), Tudor, Mombasa was suffering from different underlying conditions but his condition was worsened by coronavirus

– His family said his hospital bill had accumulated to KSh 2 million at the time of his demise

– As of Wednesday, July 1, Kenya had confirmed 6,673 cases of COVID-19 out of which 2,089 people had recovered while 149 had lost their lives

A Mombasa bishop has died of COVID-19 barely three months after his eldest son was killed by the highly contagious virus in the United States.

Bishop Elisha Juma of the Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG), Tudor, succumbed to the disease on Monday, June 29, at Mombasa Hospital.

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Bishop Elisha Juma of the Kenya Assemblies of God died on Monday, June 29, at Mombasa Hospital. Photo: Daily Nation.
Source: UGC

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His family confirmed his death stating the cleric had been admitted at the facility over high blood pressure and diabetes but his condition was worsened by the respiratory illness.

“We are planning to raise funds to help pay funeral expenses and the hospital bill, a total of KSh 2 million,”Justus Oyola, the deceased’s burial committee treasurer told the Daily Nation.

Elisha Juma’s son Peter died of COVID-19 in the US on Saturday, March 28. Photo: Samrack.
Source: UGC

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Juma was survived by his wife reverend Mary Juma and five children most of who reside abroad in the US and UK.

The clergyman’s death came months after his eldest son Peter Juma who worked as a nurse and preacher in the US died on Saturday, March 28, after contracting the virus.

Over 6,000 Kenyans have been infected with COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in March. Photo: CDC.
Source: UGC

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Peter had last visited his family over the 2019 Christmas period and his remains were buried far away from home and his father had hoped his family would pay him last respects soon after the pandemic ended.

“He was with us since Christmas and returned to the States mid-January. We had no idea that was the last time we would see our son alive,” Peter’s mum, Mary said.

The late bishop would be laid to rest on Saturday, July 4, at his rural home in Kabondo Kodumo, Rachuonyo, Homa Bay county.

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