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Brian Mwangi
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Nane Nane protests, a bullet, and seven-month wait for surgery: Brian Mwangi’s pain

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Brian Mwangi speaks at Kenyatta National Hospital on March 21, 2025.

Photo credit: Mercy Chelang'at | Nation Media Group

The air in the orthopaedic ward at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) carries the familiar scent of antiseptic — sharp, sterile, and inescapable.

It’s the smell of survival, of lives interrupted and stitched together again.