The smell of herbal concoctions is what first hits your nostrils when you walk into the office of Dr Maina Mwea in Hurligham. In his mid-70s, Dr Mwea spends his time at this office, also a herbal clinic where several bottles are filled with mixtures extracted from various herbs.

As we checked in, Mwea was busy giving some prescriptions on phone to a client who bought some herbal medicine to treat a sexually transmitted disease. Coincidentally, we are here to inquire about the threat of 'super gonorrhoea' as recently reported, and how he handles the patients flocking to his clinic for treatment.

"Gonorrhoea was a dog disease but it just jumped the fence because of too-close interactions between man and dog. Someone slept with it and that is the origin of the disease," says Mwea with finality. "I have encountered many cases, in fact, I was preparing medicine for one of them when you arrived. The disease has become resistant because some pharmacists and doctors are just dishing out antibiotics."