Christine Musonye Mugalisi, 59, after robotic knee replacement surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. She has been battling arthritis for the past 15 years. [Maryann Anyango, Standard]
She sounds calm, happy and relieved. For the first time in 15 years, 59-year-old Christine Musonye Mugalisi speaks without the heaviness of pain weighing down every sentence. There is laughter between her words and an unmistakable sense of freedom.
“For 15 years, I was in pain,” she says. “My knees used to ache so much. I could not walk well. I was in so much pain.
Facts First
This story continues on The Standard INSiDER. Subscribe now for unfiltered journalism that holds power to account.
Already have an account? Login
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print
operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a
leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national
and international interest.