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'We are just waiting for the angel of death to take him away'

48 year old Charles Odhiambo who is currently suffering from the cancer of the jaw at Nyalenda slum in Kisumu county. Photo by COLLINS ODUOR

As one approaches Charles Odhiambo's house in Nyalenda, Kisumu, a strong stench hits you as you open the door.

His wife, Monica Akinyi, can be seen flapping him with a hand kerchief to keep off flies from a wound that has eaten up Odhiambo's entire jaw.

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