Kenyan Journalist Larry Madowo Rushed to Hospital in the US

Renowned Kenyan media personality Larry Madowo was on Thursday rushed to the hospital over an undisclosed illness. 

Madowo, who is presently studying for his master’s degree in the US, posted a photo showing him covered in a face mask and being lifted onto an ambulance by a team of medics. Although he did not disclose what is ailing him, he specified that it was not coronavirus. 

"It’s all fun and games until you end up in ER [emergency room] considering your own mortality. No, it wasn’t for coronavirus. And yes, I’ll live," Madowo captioned the photo.

Last year, Madowo took a break from his role as the business editor at BBC Africa to join Columbia University. He is one of the 10 beneficiaries of the 44th Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Business and Economics at the Columbia Journalism School.

The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship is the only global mid-career journalism program devoted to business, economics, finance, and tech journalism.