THE STANDARD The late Christian Longomba. Musician Christian Longomba of the famous duo ‘The Longombas’ has died his family confirms. In May 2015, Christian was diagnosed with a brain tumour and he went into surgery to have it removed. The surgery was successful but he had to go under the knife again after doctors discovered blood clots in his brain. He also went through six weeks of radiation therapy to completely rid him of the tumor. Christian’s family and friends started a campaign to help raise USD20,000 (Sh2 million) to cater for his treatment in the US. Read More One of the posters about Christian Longomba's health that did rounds in 2015.