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Why people failing to take their TB treatment should not be jailed

When the police arrived in their village in Nandi County in Kenya’s North Rift, Patrick Kipng’etich and Daniel and Henry Ng’etich didn’t think much of it. That is, until they realised the police were there for them.

What had they done?

Patrick, Daniel and Henry are working men with families, well liked in their communities. They were arrested and thrown in the police cells with other people accused of crimes.

Their crime? They had stopped taking their medicine for tuberculosis (TB). …..more

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