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Why patients abandoned by family have turned KNH wards into their home

Michael MusyokI, brought to the hospital in February 2024. [Rosa Agutu, Standard]

Some were brought in unconscious by Good Samaritans; others walked in alone, writhing in pain. With no memory, no identification and no loved one nearby, just patients in search of care. In some cases, they are brought in by family members who never return.

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