'I had given up on life when Bruce showed me a bag with all his medication,' Njambi Koikai narrates

Piece by: Caren Nyota
Lifestyle

Njambi Koikai, who has been battling endometriosis for 19 years is among the many mourning the passing of legendary music producer Bruce Odhiambo.

He passed away on Monday night in the Intensive Care Unit at Nairobi Hospital, where he was admitted on Christmas day

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In a lengthy emotional post, Njambi revealed that Odhiambo played a great role in her life and encouraged her to be strong.

She narrated how she almost gave up on life but one day when Bruce revealed to her that he was battling cardiac ailment, she took life positively. In part she wrote;

Early last year, I walked into Bruce’s studio. Sat in his office and told him, I’m tired. Tired of the condition that was eating me up. Tired of the pain I was going through. Tired of the fundraising. Bruce removed a mini bag. It had all his medication. He said to me, 'Look at all these pills, but I’m not tired. Njambi I just want you to leave the country and get treated. You can’t give up. We keep fighting'.

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The former chairman of youth enterprise and development fund boss at one point organized a fundraiser for Njambi Koikai and invited several artistes to perform at the event for free.

Then he called Big Ted @teamd2d and said, could you kindly emcee for my girl Njambi at her fundraiser? Big Ted said yes. Bruce later called various artistes to perform at my fundraisers and they all did come through.

Just like many have eulogized Bruce as a great person, Njambi revealed that he was a kind and humble man. She added that he allowed her to record 'unleashed' material at his studio for free.

Bruce allowed me to record unreleased material at his studio for free. He saw my pain and offered all he could. Bruce was my friend, he kept telling me to focus on healing, music will always be there. Right after all this, we’d sit at the back of the studio and eat ugali, fish, eggs and mboga. Last we all did this we were joined by Iddi Aziz. Tukakula na tukapiga story. This man really shaped our music industry. Bruce, I’m heartbroken because we were going to celebrate all of us overcoming disease and adversity. I can’t believe any of this. I’m so sad. My heart has sank and I’m so sad. Mighty Brucee, Rest in Perfect Peace. God bless your soul forever.