Health stakeholders during World Diabetes Day organised by Kakamega county Health Department at the Approved School of Kakamega, on November 14, 2023. [File, Standard]
On the night of February, 23 2025, Abednego Mutua barely slept. He rushed to the toilet again and again, 14 times before dawn. His heart thumped violently, his body felt weak, his left side ached and his vision blurred into patches.