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The death of Kamba journalist Kitavi Mutua following a venomous snakebite has shifted the national conversation from the availability of antivenom in snake-prone regions to a more difficult question: What can the State do when religious beliefs prevent a patient from seeking medical treatment?
According to a relative, Cyrus Kithele, Mutua was kept at home for three weeks after being bitten by a snake, until it was too late for medical intervention. His family belongs to the Kavonokya sect, which prohibits the use of modern medicine.
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