A Kenyan family is mourning the tragic death of their kin who died in the United States last week.
Jacob Kiprop Birech of Topeka, Kansas, died after a car he was repairing knocked him to the ground on April 6.
The deceased had reportedly removed the car’s wheels and went under it to make a repair but he accidentally hit the jack and it crushed him.
By the time of his death, Kiprop was doing his Ph.D. studies in the US, where he has been living for several years.
Confirming the incident, his sister Grace Maru said the family from Kiborgok village in Nandi County is devastated by his death.
“He was looking forward to completing his studies but the accident has cut short his promising life,” said Maru.
The family is appealing for assistance from people of goodwill to raise the over Sh7 million needed to airlift his remains to Kenya for burial.
There will be a fundraiser in aid of the family on Friday at Sirikwa Hotel, Eldoret, and on Saturday at their home in Kiborgok Village.
