UN picks 90-year-old granny to be its fistula envoy

90-year-old Granny Jumwa Idd Kai from Mwarakaya village in Kilifi County is escorted by members of the County's Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organisation (MYWO) to board a Jambo jet flight from Malindi Airport to Nairobi. This is after Kai, who has been living with obstetric fistula for 50 years under neglect by the Society due to her condition, was nominated by UNFPA and MYWO to be an ambassador for fistula Obsteric. (PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/ STANDARD)

A UN agency has named a 90-year-old great-grandmother its fistula ambassador.

Jumwa Idd Kai, who struggled with fistula for 50 years before finally getting the right treatment this year, will now lead a countrywide campaign to sensitise Kenyan women about the condition.