Wajir County is facing an escalating health emergency, as cases of kidney failure surge, overwhelming the region's already strained healthcare system.
At Wajir Referral Hospital, medical professionals are raising alarms over the growing burden on the Renal Unit, which is struggling to cope with an influx of patients in need of life-saving dialysis.
The Hospital's Renal Unit, which became operational in 2019, has recorded 79 cases of kidney failure in recent months.
However, due to limited capacity, only 31 patients receive treatment at the facility, while 48 others must rely on expensive private dialysis services.
