I have been to both public hospitals and private gynaecologists,” Makena tells The Standard at her home in Githurai, Nairobi. While some gynaecologists told Makena that she was fine and would give birth eventually, the shared consensus among the professionals she visited was that her uterine tubes were blocked. When the doctors failed her, Makena turned to herbalists, but their concoctions did not work either. The elders, on the other hand, thought the couple needed to be cleansed of a ‘curse’ that was preventing them from having children. With all hope lost and no one else to help her, Makena turned to the church.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2020 05:15 UTC