Trouble is boiling over in Busia as the man celebrated for building St. Elizabeth Specialist Hospital now faces a storm of his own making. Dr John Matsekhe, the Kenyan born US based doctor who poured billions into a flashy medical empire, is being unmasked not for his business dealings but for abandoning his own child.
The polished image he built in public is now collapsing under the weight of private irresponsibility that he tried to bury.
Behind the headlines and hospital corridors lies a story of a man who pursued fatherhood only to run from it the moment responsibility arrived.
Kisumu based creative and Airbnb host Lydia Oginga has laid out the details with painful clarity, she has never pretended that life is easy, sharing everything from near fatal accidents to the difficult balance of raising a child while running Mara Lifestyle Studio.
But her recent posts have dragged Matsekhe into the light, exposing him as the classic deadbeat father who begged for a baby during their years long affair, only to disappear the moment she got pregnant.
Their relationship took a sharp turn in August 2019 when Lydia confirmed she was expecting. Matsekhe, who had pushed for the pregnancy, suddenly changed tune.
He claimed he was not ready and cut her off. What followed was more than three years of silence. No visits. No support. No interest.
Lydia was left raising a child who grew up searching for male comfort in anyone available, from neighbors to boda boda riders.
The psychological weight fell entirely on her shoulders while the doctor lived untouched thousands of miles away.
When Matsekhe finally resurfaced in August 2024, his return brought insults instead of apology. Lydia shared screenshots of their conversations, showing a man irritated by the simplest request. School fees. Medical support. Basic necessities.
He dismissed everything. He eventually sent twenty thousand shillings but expected gratitude for it. Lydia refused the crumbs. She wired the money back and declared she was choosing peace over humiliation.
She reminded him that nothing she asked for was beyond his reach. A man who can build a multi billion hospital cannot claim poverty when it comes to raising his own child.
In another post, she warned that his luck was running out. She had avoided court. She had avoided child welfare authorities. She had avoided the US Embassy.
But her patience was gone. She made it clear that the disrespect would end and that she was prepared to take action.
This is not a threat. It is a mother pushed to the edge by a man hiding behind power and money.
Lydia’s frustration did not start yesterday. In February 2025 she hinted at what was coming. She posted that once she was done mourning a personal loss, she would confront Matsekhe directly.
She said being understanding had earned her nothing but insults. Her warnings are no longer whispers. They are now loud enough to shake the polished walls of his hospital.
The controversy has moved beyond Facebook. Posts on X have amplified the storm, exposing Matsekhe’s affair and accusing him of fleeing Kenya as the heat rose.
His critics say he escaped to the US to avoid accountability as Lydia’s revelations gained traction. Conversations across social media are calling him out for abandoning a child with a woman he pursued relentlessly yet refused to stand by when it mattered.
A doctor trusted with healing communities has failed the one life he helped create. A businessman celebrated for investing in Kenya refuses to invest in his own son.
His success has become the shield he hides behind while Lydia carries the emotional and financial weight alone.
Kenyan women know this pattern too well. Single mothers carry most of the burden in silence while society praises men for the bare minimum.
Lydia is refusing to stay silent. She is demanding fairness for her son and accountability from a man who has used his wealth to dodge responsibility.
Her next steps could involve legal action in Kenya and the United States. And she has every right to go that route.
The shine around St. Elizabeth Specialist Hospital may continue to attract patients. But no building, no title, and no foreign success can cover up a man’s refusal to take care of his own child.
Lydia’s story is now bigger than one scandal. It is a reminder that men who hide behind prestige can still be the very definition of deadbeat.
And if Matsekhe thought distance would save him, he miscalculated.
Lydia has turned her pain into a fight for justice.
