Misdiagnosis: Nairobi man had heart disease but was treated for TB

Clay Khama Ngoye shows a scar he sustained after operation at his Goma village in Usenge, Siaya County on August 25, 2016 after two successful operations in India in May this year. Clay was misdiagnosed with liver problem ten years ago which he has been under medication only to realize he was suffering from heart disease. (PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/ STANDARD)

Ten years ago, Clay Khama Ngoye, 43, was a young man full of hopes for a great future. Fresh from the university, he secured a job as a sales representative with Unilever East Africa.

But that hope was dashed six months later when he started feeling unwell and was forced to take leave.