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Covid-19 left us with bills in the millions

Evelyn Odeke's body was detained at a private hospital in Bungoma over a pending bill. She succumbed to Covid-19. [Courtesy]

When his wife died of Covid-19 recently, Patrick Wanga from Nderema village, Busia County, was slapped with a medical bill of Sh2.3 million. The father of three could not raise the money from his meagre earnings as an artisan in Eldoret town.

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