ICIJ @icij.org · Jul 8 The deposit of 100,000 Kenyan shillings (about $850 at the time) required for admission was more than a month’s income from his business. With his ailing son waiting in the ambulance receiving oxygen, Njagi scrambled for funds. Family and friends scraped together enough to cover the deposit.
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Nearly a week later, Jason was well enough to go home, but doctors warned he needed further treatment. Njagi was concerned that he could never pay the bill — already over 400,000 shillings (about $3,600) — so he asked for his son's discharge.