In Kirinyaga, a quiet revolution in cancer care is changing lives; one woman, one family, one story at a time.

At the heart of it all is the Kerugoya Hospital Cancer Centre, where patients no longer have to travel far distances to receive treatment and care or suffer in silence.

They visit the Kerugoya Hospital Cancer Centre for treatment, but stay for hope.

Since its opening in 2016, the centre has supported more than 3,000 cancer patients, many of them mothers, daughters, and sisters, who now receive care close to home and surrounded by love.

“This clinic has helped me so much,” says Alice Muriuki, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024.

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“I was traumatized at first, but coming here gave me hope.”

Alice has completed eight chemotherapy sessions and 15 rounds of radiotherapy and found strength in the clinic’s warm care and support group.

Each month, about 150 patients walk through these doors, many scared, some exhausted, but all welcomed with compassion.

They are greeted not just by doctors, but by nurses who remember their names, and fellow warriors who hold their hands when words fail.

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, who has championed the centre, calls it a “landmark facility saving lives in Kirinyaga and beyond.”

“With the cancer centre, many people in Kirinyaga can now access the care they need under one roof, surrounded by their loved ones, and without the burden of travelling long distances,” Waiguru said.

The clinic offers screening, treatment, counselling, and follow-up care, with a focus on breast, prostate, and colon cancer.

Nurse Robert Karanja says their work is about more than medicine.

“Every new patient receives counselling and joins a support group. It’s not just about treatment—it’s about not feeling alone,” Karanja opines.

For survivors like Samuel Warui, who has endured seven surgeries and dozens of treatments, the clinic offers relief not just from disease, but from the burden of distance and cost.

“This centre has made care accessible for me. I am thankful to the county for taking care of us,” he tells us.

Cancer still steals too many lives, but here, in this quiet corner of Kirinyaga, survivors are rewriting the ending with dignity, hope, and with each other.