A double whammy of skin cancer and kidney failure

Evans Makori has been at the university for eight years instead of four for his undergraduate degree. But he is determined to finish his studies between his chemo sessions. By Agnes Aineah

It all started in 2012 when I was in Form Four. In October of that year, while I was preparing for the national examinations, my legs started swelling. I also had persistent headaches and was experiencing shortness of breath and nausea.  I tried painkillers in vain. And when I checked myself into a dispensary in Kisii, medics prescribed medication for typhoid and malaria.