At the age of 14, shortly after finishing primary school, he was involved in a car accident which left him hospitalised in Nairobi. An operation on his leg was required, but could not be performed, as there was nobody to sign the consent form.
Wakati ana umri wa miaka 14, muda mfupi tu baada ya kumaliza elimu ya msingi, alipata ajali ya gari ambayo ilimfanya alazwe hospitali jijini Nairobi. Operesheni katika mguu ilitakikana kufanyika lakini haikuweza kufanyika kwa vile hakukua na mtu wa kusaini ruhusa hiyo kwa ajili yake.