Victim of blood disorder lends hand to those with same condition

Kenya Haemophilia Association secretary General James Kago during an interview with The Standard. Photo by WILLIS AWANDIU

Bubbly and not deterred by a genetic blood condition that predisposes him to frequent bleeding, James Kago still exudes oodles of a positive spirit. He has since found a way to live life fully with haemophilia, a condition he was diagnosed with when he was only one year old. Born in Gachocho village in Murang’a County, Kago (pictured) remembers outgrowing his mother’s and grandmother’s laps to explore the exciting world around him.

“Crawling was painful; my knee joints ached endlessly and navigating outside was worse. I always had bruises that bled longer than usual and also took longer to heal,” says Kago.