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Agony for cancer patients as caregivers stay away

Benson Waciira and his family at their home in Golf Course estate, Nairobi. Waciira was undergoing palliative care at home after being diagnosed with pancreatic and prostate cancer. He died on April 3. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

Mary Gitonga is lonely. The cool morning breeze does little to give peace of mind to the 57-year-old resident of Kiagororia, in Nakuru.

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