The sheer size of the gathering and the length of the funeral programme that stretched well past 4pm despite efforts by the organisers to keep it within manageable limits offered perhaps the clearest measure of the mark Eric had left on the people around him.

By Nyang’au Araka Some gestures pierce through our cluttered lives with such quiet dignity, they leave you wordless. A few weeks ago, I shared an urgent appeal on my WhatsApp status about my friend Eric Ong’uti Ayuka, whose hospital bill had soared past Ksh.6 million following a life-saving kidney transplant. Many reacted, a few responded […]

By Nyang’au Araka Some gestures pierce through our cluttered lives with such quiet dignity, they leave you wordless. A few weeks ago, I shared an urgent appeal on my WhatsApp status about my friend Eric Ong’utiAyuka, whose hospital bill had soared past Ksh.6 million following a life-saving kidney transplant. Many reacted, a few responded but […]