A Photo of a seemingly weak Kenyan business magnate Chris Kirubi, who was flown to the United States in November last year for treatment has surfaced online.
A photo widely circulated on social media shows the billionaire (pictured with national chairman of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI), Kiprono Kitony) looking frail but jovial.
It is not clear where and when the photo was captured.
His illness was first made public by Centum CEO James Mworia in a memo sent to the staff. Mworia said the business mogul had traveled to the US for treatment, but did not reveal what he was suffering from.
However, sources have intimated that the tycoon was diagnosed with cancer. Here is how Kenyans on Twitter reacted to the photo:
@DavidOsiany: I know that with #NairobiRains one wld feel terrible that Chris Kirubi built his Two Rivers Mall on a Wetland. However, death & pain are tragedies we shouldn’t even wish our worst enemies. I pray that CK regains his full health, reflects abt the past & rights all wrongs. Godspeed
Atitwa@AtitwaGmail said: Money is not everything.People are. How you live on earth and exit the earth is determined by how you related to people around you.Chris Kirubi had money and never cared about a well knit family and the ill wealth created can’t give good health and peace.”
@_ericndemange tweeted: “Chris kirubi seems more unwell. God who heal & forgive should visit Chris on his bed & touch his condition for good. Diseases are not part of our life/body cos our body is the Temple of Almighty God.
Jesus take the wheel to kirubi.”
Duncan Makori noted :”Money cannot buy life. Look at Chris Kirubi!”
@JMKTV commented: “Wishing Chris Kirubi all of the best. He is one of my role models. His business acumen in media and real estate is unchallenged. A leader Kenya needs to live for a long time. God bless him.”
@EtalePhilip: Attacking someone in his/her time of pain is QUITE inhuman. Our Morales have really decayed and we sound uncouth even when we ought to empathise with someone. Get well soon Chris Kirubi.
May God , The Great Healer…
May God , The Great Healer help you . We are just human beings . No one knows about tomorrow. Only God knows . # don’t judge others.
Well said,
no one would like…
Well said,
no one would like to be judged harshly if they were in his shoes
Etale should know that…
Etale should know that negative titles like jambazi,murderer,malaya etc are one’s choice.Corrupt/Kimuici/Jambazi are Kirubi’s titles by choice.I wish God will give Jambazi Kirubi some more life to await Kenya’s coming revolution which he must stand trial and possible FIRING SQUAD on conviction.
This is silly!
This is silly!
The billions Chris used to…
The billions Chris used to build the mall with…..he could have built the biggest Hospital in Africa.
Saving whole lots of children lives.
I have no sympathy for the man, he can die like a filthy dirty dog for all I care
be careful the vile you…
be careful the vile you unleash in the worst times even to your worst enemy, Karma has a way of teaching us ….just wish the dude well regardless
How I wish people knew what…
How I wish people knew what you saying here.Chris is a role model to many youths and I’m sure people are out here hating because that haven’t worked hard enough to be where he is. I beg to differ at I hajasaidia watu.What if he assisted someone to study?? Karma is a bitch BTW.I wish him quick recovery and God’s grace walk by him
OOOuuuiii OOUUUuuu muici…
OOOuuuiii OOUUUuuu muici,OOOUUUiii,OooUUUii,WEKA TIRE.It’s unfortunate that thug Kirubi can’t steal cure/good health.I just wonder who might bury(if he dies) Kirubi,a billinaire gangster who hates his siblings like trash,ati ni masikini.He almost fought his elder brother at Chiromo mortuary because of including his name(Kirubi) in burial announcements of another brother who had expired.But his tough brother dared him for a fight aone na amutambue yeye nani na hajui hiyo pesa zake za wizi.
We as black people should…
We as black people should rethink these drugs and how they affect our DNA. Some of these drugs were never meant for the black person. Why? Because black people are never well represented in research before these toxic drugs are rolled out to the public. Less is probably better but everyone has a right to seek whatever medical care they deem fit. Its amazing how people don’t talk openly about the ailments they are going through and rely more on a few who maybe leading them to the slaughter. Secrets will finish us.
A song by Kasanga “Maisha ya…
A song by Kasanga “Maisha ya mwanadamu ni kama maua”. Be kind to people and treat people with respect when you are alive. Gather your wealth in honest ways.
Atatuachia hayo fetha zake…
Atatuachia hayo fetha zake za jambazi
For all those who worship…
For all those who worship money as if life is infinite……. like a comment above maisha ya mwanadamu ni kama maua, yes enjoy life , smell the air, smell the flowers in the trails they are free, be nice to others, even if you do not get a mansion in Kenya like mhalisi, its okay, even if you rent , it is okay as long as you are healthy, happy and take each day as a blessing . I do not mean do not work hard , just saying working hard, high flying etc is not everything in the end.
Formerlyguest2, well said…
Formerlyguest2, well said. I have had two encounters with CK where he verbally disrespected me and my buddies because he didn’t know who we were at a fundraising event held in an exclusive club in Nairobi. I had the guts to verbally lash back at him for his uncalled for comments which shocked him. Over the years, I have forgiven him and moved on. My two negative encounters with him and his rumored role in the downfall of Kenatco and Uchumi is never reason enough for me to wish him ill health or to revel in his current condition. I spend enough time in Kenya to see how badly people with any semblance of wealth behave towards the less fortunate. Money simply will not buy you happiness and or wealth. Like you said, enjoy the simple things in life because tomorrow is never promised. Whenever I visit relatives who have build mansions in exclusive neighborhoods in Nairobi, their homes look impressive but cold and lonely. That enough tells me a lot about wealth and happiness.
Youre just miserable cause…
Youre just miserable cause you aren’t wealthy…..rich or poor we will all die eventually…. even poor people get sick…..
well said @formerlyquest2.
well said @formerlyquest2.
Well we will all die wether…
Well we will all die wether rich or poor. so lets not talk so much or hate on Kirubi…his time has just come. If he offended you forgive him and move on God will avenge if anything
In other news Safaricom must…
In other news Safaricom must be Shutdown.
That company hates Kenyans,Kenyan artists and Kenyan music.
I usually don’t have…
I usually don’t have anything to say when it comes to such… but someone talked about SECRETS zitatumaliza.
Kirubi, from the time people started talking about his HIV+ status, if indeed it’s true, should have COME OUT and with his big money MADE HIS EXPERIENCE A WORK OF GOD… Start an intervention (NGO or testing, information and medical help for the HIV+ needy viwandas) something like what ASUNTA WAGURA did which no money, just when AIDS was getting known in Africa.
@formelyguest2 must u attack…
@formelyguest2 must u attack me honestly.My little wealth I have worked for it n it doesn’t control me at all.I like preaching to our black pple to work smart n get out of white man slaverly country n enjoy yr life pole pole!Otherwise why waste all yr life paying mortgages in majuu n leaving in fear of u will b fired from yr work or not!Be free enjoy life n don’t steal from anyone n don’t become the saviour to yr pple n forget your life coz pple in Diaspora have tirelessly making yr pple back home confortable for decades n yet u have nothing!!Work smart n don’t b everybody saviour.
So in Kenya you are not…
So in Kenya you are not slaving to get what you have now, they just fall from heaven, please I come in and out of that country often and I know everyone hustles there like everyone else here.Stop pretending how you are stress free even with your plotis that you rent to the poor kenyans coz I know you do not own a commercial building that you rent out in CBD = wealth. If you hate USA or elsewhere that is not Kenya so much, why do you talk so much about it? You sound so bitter , yes you said you came from nothing , then if you did, you should humble yourself . Obviously you suffered while you were here, some Kenyans didn’t . Some came and went to school, got their major degrees and got superb careers right out of the ballpack and have never stepped a foot in blue collar jobs,work minimum hours a week and live well( we exist) so my brother stick with who and what you knew as your experience, certainly it was never mine so I can not relate to you , sawa?
Be good to the people on…
Be good to the people on your way up coz you may need them on your way down, life goes in circles you’ll never tell what hand you’re dealth next.
we define whats ideal …
we define whats ideal (guided by societal/cultural noms) and live by it. There is no single right or wrong way to live. There are people who would swear those we castigate so harshly are angels reincarnated.Family dynamics are so skewed that unless you know the fine details, should never be used to judge people, so while you are strong and able, deposit good deeds and memories in peoples heart.
Pole na maradhi Chris, wish…
Pole na maradhi Chris, wish you full recovery soonest even if the process is slow!
KAMA UMEIBA OR IF YOU ARE A…
KAMA UMEIBA OR IF YOU ARE A SATANIST, RUDISHA PESA ZA WATU KABLA HUJACHOMWA NA MUNGU.
Chris I wish you a quick…
Chris I wish you a quick recovery and to all the other guys please love your enemy the most says the Bible…You never know your how your tomorrow will be…wish him well even if he did a mistake
Get well soon dad. May the…
Get well soon dad. May the gud Lord heal you. Hold on to him. Don’t worry about negative msgs for they don’t know what they doing. U are my role model. I luv you and God loves you more.
If you have never nursed or…
If you have never nursed or attended a cancer or a seriously ill patient, please never wish anybody, including anybody who have ever hurt you, or an enemy…bad omen. I have lived it, I know it, and a brother of mine is almost to be declared cancer-free, hallelluyah. Waachie waliokupa matungu Mungu wao. I was hurt by one, William Ng’ang’a Macharia, owner of DMV Shipping LLC, of 8302 Stewart Court, Laurel, Maryland 20724; date of birth February 1977; height 6.1″, when I was relocating to Jamhuri in 2015, after he lost more than 58% of my cargo when I was relocating to Kenya in 2015. Even after I had paid him all the shipping charges, the guy disappeared in thin air and never compensated me, but I still see him preying on other unsuspecting Kenyan clients on Mwakilishi. You know what I did, I wrote him a note reiterating that my God will repay me handsomely one day, one time. Imagine all the overtime and ma-doubles I worked for like 4 months to buy goods and merchandise that will cushion me once I land in Kenya, and then somebody looses and fails to deliver even 9 months later(instead of the usual 8 weeks),and disappears in woods of Maryland, feeling happy and a victor? Well, in my note, I told him God will make him pay me, if not him, his family’s generation. People can be cruel. Then I went silent. I smelt an aroma of arrogance, pride and a lack-of-remorse-apology in him, and told myself…wau. I also beseeched him to never ever hurt an innocent Kenyan client again. Many people out there, especially in Kenya, are really hurting people. But what I say, waachie Mungu wao. The power of forgiveness, the will to forget and move on, is what makes us strong. In his mind, William Ng’ang’a Macharia is a victor, but in my sour bitterness, am triumphant. Let wish Mr Chris Kirubi quick recovery, his family needs him more than we do.
Pole sana Mr. Kirubi for the…
Pole sana Mr. Kirubi for the ill health. I am sure he has learnt his lesson if his wealth was illegally acquired.
@ Udavethi, i am familiar with this shipping guy, let him burn! He never pays his loans.
Why wish someone to die? We…
Why wish someone to die? We are all human beings and no one is perfect, put yourself in his shoes having pain day and night and looking very fragile. We are no exception, today we are healthy, who knows a bout tomorrow? Even if you wish him to die and for sure he dies, what will you gain? We are all passersby and soon or later we will die. I trust that God can heal any ailment. Kirubi’s life is in God’s hands and no one else has power over his healing or death. All belongs to almight. May God do his will.
prompt recovery CK. May God…
prompt recovery CK. May God grant you health.
Kwanini watu wana andika…
Kwanini watu wana andika comments ni kama wanajuwa kwa uhakika hatapona.
Kwanini mabaya tupu. Imesahaulika huyu jamaa alifungua mall ya kisasa hivi majuzi!
Wishing Chris Kirubi all the…
Wishing Chris Kirubi all the best, even though AIDS has no cure yet.
We have no right to judge…
We have no right to judge.only God judges.If you rejoice in the suffering of another fellow human being,you are worse than a murder because love is not in you and love is the greatest commandment.
wish kilubi quick recovery.
when we insult a sick man…
when we insult a sick man for his riches may we remember the great thieves who steal directly from us . we give them green light when we vote for them to represent us in parliament, county governors etc. we should be ashamed of ourselves. none of us can predict what tomorrow will bring poor or rich . Kenyans we are cowards we are jealous folk we have no empathy shame on us