Author: Harold Odhiambo

By Harold Odhiambo It is a typical day in the sprawling Nyalenda slums in Kisumu, nestled between the posh Milimani estate and Lake Victoria’s shrubs and vast mass of water. The shrubs are home to millions of mosquitoes, a deadly insect whose buzzing sound and bites spell doom for a region classified as one of the malaria endemic zones in the country. Mito Milambo, a community health provider, grabs his backpack and puts the last item he rarely forgets before he leaves his house—his Bible—as he begins his journey through Nyalenda. Also in his backpack is a Rapid Diagnostic Test…