In Nyeri, the county hired 10 matatus to ferry patients from hospitals to various polling stations. PATIENTSIn combined efforts with county ambulances, eligible voters in hospital wards were being taken to their respective polling stations in the six sub-counties. New mothers whose polling stations were within the hospital vicinity left their children in the care of nurses to go and vote. The arrangement to get patients to polling stations was organised by Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru. Despite being confined to a wheelchair, Mr John Kahumbi, 52, said he had to vote as a show of his patriotism.

Source: Daily Nation October 26, 2017 22:07 UTC