Woman defies all odds and voluntarily bathes the mentally challenged

Judith Tanui at work on the streets of Eldoret. She ensures as many mentally ill persons as possible have a bath at least twice a week. [Photo: Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Scores of mentally ill men and women roam the streets of Eldoret town, begging and and scavenging for food.

Due to stigma, they are often left to fate in open and hostile streets across the county.