An ailing 18-year-old Form Four student who has temporarily dropped out of school due to failed kidneys is appealing to President Uhuru Kenyatta and other well-wishers to finance her dialysis and subsequent kidney transplant.
Josephine Waithira, a student at Ngangarithi Secondary School was this year diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), a condition which occurs when kidneys are no longer able to support the needs of the body.