Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju is responding well to treatment, the Jubilee Party has said.<\/p>\n
Jubilee communication director Albert Memusi on Friday said the CS, who doubles up\u00a0as the party\u2019s secretary-general, was making good progress in his recuperation.Tuju was among 18 people involved in a\u00a0road crash at Magina on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway\u00a0on Wednesday. The CS was on his way to Kabarak for former President Daniel arap Moi’s burial his\u00a0Toyota Prado collided head-on with a 14-seater matatu at Magina.<\/p>\n
The CS sustained serious injuries in the road accident and was\u00a0airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment.\u201cHe continues to receive very good care under a team of specialists and nurses at the Karen Hospital,\u201d said Memusi in a statement seen by Standard Digital.Tuju\u2019s doctors on Thursday also assured that he was in a\u00a0stable condition.\u201cHe woke up well and he is continuing with treatment. Other details are private and confidential,\u201d said a highly placed source who requested anonymity.<\/p>\n
Memusi added that the party was in communication with Tuju\u2019s immediate family members who have expressed satisfaction with the level of care he was receiving.\u201cWe are especially thankful to the team of doctors, nurses and the rest of the staff at Karen Hospital who are working round the clock to ensure his recovery,\u201d said Memusi.<\/p>\n
The party further thanked medics at AIC Kijabe Hospital who swiftly attended to the accident victims on Wednesday.It was at Kijabe where Tuju\u00a0underwent abdominal surgery to stop internal bleeding. The CS, his driver and bodyguard were later evacuated to Nairobi.Medics at Kijabe\u00a0yesterday said\u00a0three patients were treated and discharged on the fateful day, seven are admitted at the facility after being operated on for soft tissue, long bone and head injuries.Another five are admitted for observation and care. Three of the five are in High Dependency Units (HDU).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju is responding well to treatment, the Jubilee Party has said. Jubilee communication director Albert Memusi on Friday said the CS, who doubles up\u00a0as the party\u2019s secretary-general, was making good progress in his recuperation.Tuju was among 18 people involved in a\u00a0road crash at Magina on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway\u00a0on Wednesday. The CS was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":2614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,10],"tags":[1416,446,1321,614],"class_list":["post-2613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-albert-memusi","tag-jubilee-party","tag-raphael-tuju","tag-road-accident"],"yoast_head":"\n