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Obesity in Kenya is still often spoken about as a character flaw. A question of discipline. Even gluttony. Yet science and patient experience now point in a different direction.
The WHO describes obesity as a chronic disease requiring long-term, structured care. It affects more than one billion people worldwide and is associated with an estimated 3.7 million deaths from noncommunicable diseases in 2024 alone.
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