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Spinal cord injury patients recount their trauma as world marks day

Joshua Lekayie, a patient at the National Spinal Injury Referral Hospital in Nairobi, speaks at the hospital yesterday, during an event to mark the World Spine Day. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/Standard]

The life of Wycliffe Bett, 27, completely changed early this year after he was assaulted on his way to work by gangsters.

He was hit on the neck and it affected his spinal cord, making him lose muscle function on both his upper and lower limbs.

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