The family of late independence hero and cabinet minister Paul Ngei has made a passionate appeal for funds to enable his great-granddaughter undergo an urgent heart surgery in India. According to her family, doctors have recommended that she undergoes an open-heart surgery at MIOT Centre for Children’s Cardiac Care in India. In order to secure the surgery, Petra’s grandmother Ruth Nthenya Ngei, who is the daughter to the late Ngei, said the family needs Sh2 million to cater for the delicate medical procedure. According to Nthenya, doctors recommended that she should leave the country before December 3 to save the child’s life. The surgery is expected to help her lead a normal life and enrol in school for her education to have an equal shot at life.

Source: Daily Nation November 27, 2020 08:03 UTC