
The family of 24-year-old Rose Akinyi has spent more than Sh10 million trying to treat their daughter, who is battling a recurring brain tumour and stroke — yet there is still no end in sight.
Akinyi’s story highlights the crushing financial burden faced by many Kenyans when chronic illness strikes a loved one.
For her parents, the condition has become a financial sinkhole that has consumed everything — including their savings and property.