Dr Catherine Nyongesa, an oncologist and the director of Texas Cancer Center, attends to a patient. [Gardy Chacha/Standard]
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Dr Catherine Nyongesa's first language is Bukusu, and this is the language she was taught with in school.
The cancer specialist who now sits as the Founder of Kenya's biggest cancer facility - Texas Cancer Center - did not think that her background would propel her to a place of power.
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