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Ken Okoth mocking of cancer is an inspiration to Kenyans

Kibra MP Ken Okoth's smile has remained the same despite his battle with colon cancer. [Courtesy]

Kibra MP Ken Okoth says he is a humorist. And in a humour-laden fight against the dreaded Colorectal Cancer, he is giving Kenyans courage to face the scourge.

Unlike most prominent Kenyans who have crept abroad in the dead of the night to receive cancer treatment, Okoth has used every opportunity to mock cancer, something that has caught the attention of Kenyans.

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