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VIDEO: KNH doctors announce first successful weight loss surgery

Surgeons at Kenyatta National Hospital on Friday announced that they had successfully operated on a patient to aid him in his weight loss journey.

The procedure commonly referred to as bariatric surgery, involves removal of a portion of the stomach or re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch.

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