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A second chance at life with a bullet in my brain

A businessman Dickson Njeru 28, at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where he was recuperating after being attacked by gunmen who shot him while going home after work. [Courtesy, Standard]

As he walks towards my table at Moody’s restaurant in Nairobi, I notice a spring in his gait. You wouldn’t tell from just looking at him that Dickson Njeru, 28, has been to hell and back. He shares his story.

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