Gilgil Health Promotion Officer Florence Nyokabi with Vincent Mwangi, who was diagnosed with leishmaniasis, a tropical disease in Nakuru. [Harun Wathari, Standard]
Vincent Mwangi should be enjoying his youth, but a rare disease has made his life miserable. The 29-year-old from Gitare village in Gilgil has leishmaniasis, a tropical neglected skin disease that has seen locals of Nakuru County suffer silently because of stigma associated with it.