By ALEX NJERUMore by this AuthorDeputy President William Ruto has urged Kenyans to prioritise cancer screening as the government improves strategies to battle the killer disease. Speaking at Rubate Primary School in Chuka/Igambang’ombe on Friday, Mr Ruto said screening helps medics detect the disease early. "We need to educate our people on the importance of vising hospitals for screening of cancer, because if detected in its early stages it can be successfully treated," he said during the funeral of Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki’s mother Jennifer Cianjagi who died of cancer. Mr Oparanya, the Kakamega governor, said cancer should be reined in because it has caused the death of many people. Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi urged the national government to make sure the National Cancer Institute, the body managing cancer-related activities, plays its role well to prevent more deaths.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2019 18:21 UTC