{"id":25601,"date":"2021-04-08T20:48:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T20:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=25601"},"modified":"2021-04-08T20:48:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T20:48:46","slug":"rugby-great-ayimba-fighting-for-his-life-in-hospital-after-contracting-cerebral-malaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/rugby-great-ayimba-fighting-for-his-life-in-hospital-after-contracting-cerebral-malaria","title":{"rendered":"Rugby great Ayimba fighting for his life in hospital after contracting cerebral malaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"card-text\"><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> kenya rugby coach Benjamin Ayimba is fighting for his life in hospital following a bout of cerebral malaria.<\/p>\n<p>The family of the rugby legend says Ayimba is critically ill and fighting for his life in a city hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Ayimba, Kenya\u2019s best ever Rugby Sevens coach, has been battling cerebral malaria. The ailment has kept him away from the public eye since the start of 2021, according to the family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center mb-2 mx-0\">\n<div class=\"text-center ad-max\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the last three weeks, Ayimba has been in hospital as doctors try to save his life. He is currently admitted in HDU and cannot recognize anyone or speak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll this while we have tried to maintain his privacy and dignity but it has reached a point where we can\u2019t keep quiet anymore,\u201d says the family.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer to KNH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ayimba eldest son, Brian, told\u00a0<em>The Standard Sports<\/em>\u00a0the hospital has asked the family to settle a Sh2.2millon bill before they can move him to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) for specialised treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family thought it was not going to be this serious. So, we didn\u2019t want to cause alarm but where we have reached now, we call upon the rest of the country to come to our help,\u201d Brian appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Ayimba represented Kenya at Rugby Sevens World Cups (2001 and 2005) as a player and 2009 and then led the country to IRB Sevens victory in Singapore in 2016 as a coach. He has been out of the public limelight since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Brian says his father is in good care of doctors, who have done extremely well. \u201cIt has really been difficult for us as a family, especially having to handle the privacy of a public figure as \u201cBenja,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the hospital bill now standing at over Sh2.2 million, we need help as we have exhausted family resources,\u201d Brian said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: kenya rugby coach Benjamin Ayimba is fighting for his life in hospital following a bout of cerebral malaria. The family of the rugby legend says Ayimba is critically ill and fighting for his life in a city hospital. Ayimba, Kenya\u2019s best ever Rugby Sevens coach, has been battling cerebral malaria. 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