Late Kisumu Health Advisor’s Family Appeals For Ksh.20 Million To Clear Medical Bill
The family of Dr. George Rae, former Chief Executive Officer of Jaramogi Oginga Teaching and Referral Hospital, is seeking assistance in raising Ksh.20 million to pay a medical debt incurred while he was having treatment in South Korea.
Dr. Rae is said to have become unwell while on a work trip in the East Asian country and later died while receiving treatment.
He was working as a health advisor for the Kisumu County Department of Medical Services.
His body cannot be repatriated until the bill is completely paid. Dr. George Rae was the Kisumu County Department of Medical Services’ head of partnerships and resource mobilisation until his death.
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Dr Rae died while undergoing treatment in South Korea
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According to the family, Dr. Rae left for a work-related trip to South Korea on November 30, 2025, and they can only rely on a photo shot on December 4, 2025, a few minutes before he suddenly became unwell.
“George Rae was well and that is why he was part of a delegation to Korea to go and discuss with Koreans some of the proposed development programmes for the county and for LREB,” the family spokesperson Dr Odera Rogo said.
“They were on a tour of, I am told, the parliament buildings. When they were coming out, as he was getting into the bus, he fell down, was breathless and emergency services were called, and he was taken to a nearby hospital.”
The family has reported that Dr. Rae was admitted to the intensive care unit of two major South Korean hospitals before passing away on December 26, 2025, around 7:00 p.m. Kenyan time.
They are now facing the difficulty of gathering approximately Ksh.20 million to cover the medical bill and daily mortuary charges before bringing his remains home.
“The county wasn’t clear on the extent of responsibility it would take,” he added.
“The bill was amounting to over Ksh.17 million, out of which about Ksh.3 million had been paid from the money that KMA and the family had sent to Korea.”
Before joining the county’s department of medical services, Dr. Rae served as the chief executive officer of the Jaramogi Oginga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu.
According to a tribute shared by the hospital, “Papa,” as he was fondly known, pioneered the Sickle Cell Zero movement and the establishment of Warrior Support Groups.
He is celebrated for facilitating the availability of bone marrow transplant services at the facility, as well as other transformative infrastructure.
This includes an oxygen plant that provided life-saving piping to wards during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Kisumu County Government has committed to supporting the family in meeting the expenses of repatriating Dr. Rae’s body back to Kenya.
Message of condolence following the untimely death of Dr George Rae. pic.twitter.com/wRnEk4p4bN
— Gov. Anyang' Nyong'o (@AnyangNyongo) December 27, 2025
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This, however, is subject to the settlement of the outstanding bill of over Ksh.17 million, which the family says remains their biggest nightmare.
“This person was on official duty for the county and for the government,” Rogo said.
“What responsibility is taken here? Is this money too big for the Kenyan government and the county to clear and sort everything out?”
The family’s hope is now pegged on well-wishers to help bring Dr. Rae home and accord him a decent burial.
Late Kisumu Health Advisor’s Family Appeals For Ksh.20 Million To Clear Medical Bill
