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I watched my daughter die slowly, in pain

The late Mobese Kashama, her mom Maryann Njambi and Faith Njuguna. 

Mobese Kashama was the picture of good health, a sprightly teen who loved going for church camps. At 15, she had just come from one that had lasted for a week with a cough that did not bother her much at first but would not go away despite the over-the-counter drugs she tried. Little did she know that that cough was the beginning of the end.

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