Police officer James Bartengus at Reale hospital in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County on April 6, 2022, after years in a wheelchair. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]
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When James Bartengus, a police constable in Elgeyo Marakwet, suffered diabetes in April last year and had to undergo bilateral knee amputation, he felt his life and career were all lost.
Mr Bartengus, 49, had to undergo amputation barely two months after the diagnosis. His right foot was first amputated before his left leg two weeks later.
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