How KNH doctors restored smile to orphaned boy by performing complex reconstruction surgery

KNH CEO Richard Lesiyampe, during the handover of Ian Baraka to his mother, Beesy Kinya after the boy underwent a successful reconstructive surgery to restore his face that was shattered by a bullet following a bandit attack along the Meru-Isiolo border in 2023. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has successfully performed  a complex facial reconstruction surgery on eight-year-old Ian Baraka from Isiolo, marking one of the most advanced procedures of its kind in Kenya.

The groundbreaking operation restored the child’s face, confidence and hope for a normal life after a gunshot injury left him severely disfigured.