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A Vihiga family faces ruin after losing two siblings and seeing their mother hospitalized in ten months, sparking community fears of a "curse" and urgent appeals for help.

For Sarah Vihenda, the start of 2026 has not brought a new beginning, but a relentless avalanche of grief that threatens to bury her entire family.
In a heartbreaking saga that has left the quiet village of Kaimosi reeling, the family is grappling with the death of two siblings and the critical hospitalization of their mother—all within the span of ten months. The sequence of events reads like a horror script, leading distraught relatives to whisper of a "generational curse" that has befallen their home.
The nightmare began in March 2025, when Sarah’s elder sister lost a grueling battle with cancer. The emotional and financial toll of that loss was still fresh when their mother fell gravely ill, necessitating costly transfers between hospitals. But the new year brought no respite.
On January 3, 2026, while carrying tea to her hospitalized mother, Sarah was involved in a gruesome road accident that left her with a broken back. Bedridden and in agony, she was unable to attend her scheduled neurosurgery appointment on January 21 due to the unfolding chaos at home.
"I don't know where to look or who to cry to," Sarah told reporters from her sickbed, her voice breaking with pain. "We buried my sister, now my brother is in the morgue, I cannot walk, and mum is fighting for her life. It feels like the world has ended."
The community in Vihiga has launched a desperate appeal for aid. The family is drowning in medical bills estimated at over KES 1.5 million, with funeral expenses for the brother now looming. Local church leaders have called for urgent psychological and financial intervention, warning that the surviving family members are on the brink of total collapse.
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