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Woman reunites with baby after well-wishers pay hospital bill

Scovia Wamukoya (patient) addresses the media alongside Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa who came to clear her hospital bill at the Westlands Specialist Hospital, Nairobi, on Thursday 18, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A mother who was stranded in hospital over an unpaid hospital bill now has all the reasons to smile after well-wishers, including Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa on Thursday secured her discharge.

Scovia Wamukoya will now have a chance to reunite with her infant, who has missed motherly care for the last two months since she was admitted to the Westlands Specialist Hospital.

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