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Originally published by Citizen DigitalDecember 22, 2025
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Fyona Wanjiku appeal: Family seeks help for girl’s kidney transplant after three failed attempts
Fyona Wanjiku appeal: Family seeks help for girl’s kidney transplant after three failed attempts..
✨ Key Highlights
Fyona Wanjiku Kabitta, a 21-year-old Kenyan, urgently needs a third kidney transplant after two previous transplants failed, requiring approximately Ksh. 8 million for the procedure. Her family is appealing for financial assistance after being stranded in India due to the scrapping of the Eduafya cover.
- Fyona received her first transplant from her father in 2011 at age seven, which lasted nine years, and a second from a relative which lasted only two years.
- Her father, Walter Kabitta, provides his Mpesa number 0716 727012 and PAYBILL NO. 222111, Account NO. 1913797 for donations.
- The family returned to Kenya on December 1st, 2025, after nearly four years in India, facing monthly expenses of Ksh. 150,000 to Ksh. 200,000 for dialysis.
- The revised overseas treatment policy under the Social Health Authority (SHA) only supports pediatric kidney transplants, leaving adult patients like Fyona without coverage.
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