Masete Wanjui Mwasame, 86, from Kibagenge village, Waitaluk ward in Kiminini sub-county, Trans Nzoia county, is a desperate citizen needing financial help to offset his pending hospital bills and get a roof over his head.
While it is common for a man in his 80s to be surrounded by loved ones as they enjoy their sunset years, his is a tale of misery and solitude after his family abandoned him.
As Mwasame paced the corridors of Kitale Level Four hospital, he never imagined he would end up with a bevy of problems to add to his already distressful life.
In an interview with The Nairobian, the senior citizen recounted that a well-wisher helped him through to the hospital where he sought treatment. At the time, he had a swollen leg that had pus.
At the hospital, Doctor Dickens Omange who was attending to him prescribed that the leg aforementioned was non-functional since there was no blood circulation posing an infection that would certainly spread to the rest of the body if not dealt with.
He consequently recommended that the leg be amputated to save the old man’s life.
