{"id":194413,"date":"2023-08-28T08:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T05:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=194413"},"modified":"2023-08-28T08:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T05:39:21","slug":"eric-omondi-shifts-fundraising-campaign-to-rwanda-due-to-power-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/eric-omondi-shifts-fundraising-campaign-to-rwanda-due-to-power-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Omondi Shifts Fundraising Campaign To Rwanda Due To Power Outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:139\">Kenyan comedian and activist Eric Omondi has shifted his four-day fundraising campaign to Rwanda due to a nationwide power outage in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:192\">Omondi had originally planned to kick off the campaign on Friday, August 25, with a non-stop online fundraising drive. However, the power outage has made it difficult to stream the event live.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:273\">&#8220;Just landed in Rwanda Kigali,&#8221; Omondi wrote on Instagram. <span class=\"citation-0 citation-end-0\">&#8220;Last night I Googled which East African Country has the least Power black outages and results said Kigali. I am thinking of doing the 4 days of Fundraising from here. No sabotages.<\/span> Just saving lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:205\">Omondi&#8217;s determination to assist those in dire need of financial help is evident in his Instagram post. He expressed the overwhelming influx of messages from individuals facing urgent financial challenges.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:119\">&#8220;The gravity of these pleas for assistance has surpassed my individual capacity to intervene effectively,&#8221; Omondi said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:415\"><span class=\"citation-1 citation-end-1\">Among the distressing cases, Omondi has identified five particularly critical situations that will be the primary beneficiaries of the fundraising efforts.<\/span> These cases include a cancer patient urgently requiring treatment in India, an individual in need of a kidney transplant, another requiring open-heart surgery, and the construction of a children&#8217;s home to provide shelter for 35 homeless children.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:165\">Omondi is currently in Rwanda and is expected to start the fundraising campaign soon. He has urged his fans and followers to donate generously to help those in need.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:136\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s come together and make a difference in the lives of those who are less fortunate,&#8221; Omondi said. &#8220;Together, we can make a change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:207\">The fundraising campaign is a testament to Omondi&#8217;s commitment to helping others. He is a true inspiration and a role model for many. His actions show that even one person can make a difference in the world.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:142\">If you would like to donate to Omondi&#8217;s fundraising campaign, you can do so through his website or social media pages. Every little bit helps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenyan comedian and activist Eric Omondi has shifted his four-day fundraising campaign to Rwanda due to a nationwide power outage in Kenya. Omondi had originally planned to kick off the campaign on Friday, August 25, with a non-stop online fundraising drive. However, the power outage has made it difficult to stream the event live. &#8220;Just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6073,"featured_media":175579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-194413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-eric-omondi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194416,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194413\/revisions\/194416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}