×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Informed Minds Prefer The Standard
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

A nail cost me my leg, now I can walk again

Alice Gitau shows her artificial leg fitted at Cure Kenya in Kijabe Prosthetics workshop. The centre makes limbs for accident victims and children bone with deformities. [George Njunge, Standard]

When Alice Gitau, 32, stepped on a rusty nail in Nairobi more than 10 years ago, she did not give it much thought and delayed to go for a tetanus jab.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans Today
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in