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My son's kidney saved my life

Good matching between a Kidney recipient and the donor is crucial. [iStockphoto]

On June 23, 2023, at around 12pm, Caroline Njoki Kiarie's world came to a standstill. She stood in the corridors of Nairobi West Hospital praying as her husband and son were wheeled into the operating room.

Her husband Michael Kiarie was scheduled for a kidney transplant while her son, 33-year-old Edwin Macharia Kiarie, was the donor.

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