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A day in the life of a Kidney Patient

At 5 am she finds her way to a bus stop. She is alone but OK. It's been the routine for the ten years she's been ailing. Being early means she can be able to find her way to Kenyatta National Hospital and hopefully lucky to be among the first group of 35-40 patients to undergo dialysis.

There are about three sessions in a day, the last one being at 6 pm. Today she's not as lucky. A day before dialysis she has to be at NHIF offices at KNH to be cleared for the procedure.

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