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Nurses strike could make me never walk again

Robert Kimutai explains how he was injured and problems he has had with nurses strike, at their Machakos home on 22/09/2017. (photo:Jenipher Wachie)

Three months ago, Christopher Kimutai lay tethered on a hospital bed, engulfed by the beeping of machines. Every breath he took was painful. But somehow, he managed to muster all his strength and make one final request to the attending doctor:

“Cut it off! Cut off this leg off now!” he yelled, unable to take the explosions of pain that would jolt his foot and spread through his entire body.

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