Nairobi Family In Agony After Son Gets Injured During School Trip: "Alitoka Juu Mpaka Chini"

• Caleb Odanga was admitted to the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital's (KUTRRH) intensive care after falling off a merry-go-round
• His father, Mwangi Odanga, said he would not sign the consent form to remove the respirator, believing it would be a death sentence for his son
• Doctors at KUTRRH told the family that Caleb sustained a severe head injury after he got into an accident during a school playing trip

Nairobi - A family living in Githurai 44 is in distress after their Grade One son sustained life-threatening injuries during a school trip.

Caleb Odanga has been admitted to the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital's (KUTRRH) intensive care since he was injured on Tuesday, August 8.

Caleb's family has held on to hope of his recovery despite doctors advising the family to sign a consent form allowing them to remove the respirator aiding his breathing.

Stephen Maina Githua, a relative of the boy, said they had been informed of minimal activity in Caleb's brain.

Mwangi Odanga, Caleb's father, said he could not sign the consent knowing that it would be a death sentence for his son.

"If I sign that, I am sending my son to the grave. On the other hand, they're just holding him in that state. If at all there is a possibility that the child can get treatment, which we believe, it's our faith that there is still hope," he told Citizen TV.

Doctors at the hospital have explained to the family that Caleb sustained a severe head injury after he got into an accident during a school playing trip at the Destiny Gardens in Ruiru.

"When they tied him in the big merry-go-round, the child fell off the top and fell to the ground," Mwangi added.

Who's to blame for Caleb's accident

The young boy's family have blamed the school’s administration for turning its back on them after bringing him to the hospital.

Lucy Matunda, Caleb's aunt, claimed that the school officials refused to meet them, adding that they were not around.

“They can’t have a meeting with us. Sisi tuliwapa mtoto wetu akiwa mzima, wakaturudishia akiwa ICU,” she cried.

Hilda Mwangi, the director at Greens Angels Academy, defended herself, adding that they were ready to help the school.

The management of Destiny Gardens said it was unfortunate what happened to Caleb, but the merry-go-round swing was in good shape, and all the safety measures were upheld when the children visited the place.

Maranda High student killed

Elsewhere, a family in Gesima village in Nyamira was thrown into mourning following the premature death of their 17-year-old son, then a student at Maranda High School.

Protus Mogaka was among five passengers who perished after a 14-seater matatu they were travelling in from Kisii town rammed into a trailer on Saturday, April 1.

Protus's parents said he called them earlier in the day with a stranger's phone informing them that he had been sent home for fees.