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Four million Kenyans suffer kidney disease

About four million Kenyans are suffering from chronic kidney disease, an organisation said Thursday.

Kenya Renal Association (KRA) chairman Seth Mc'Ligeyo said: "Of this number, only about 10 per cent can afford dialysis services. I can confidently tell you we currently have less than 10,000 patients on dialysis."

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