
"I want to be a doctor." "I want to be a neurosurgeon."
For years, these have been the aspirations of enthused high-achieving teenagers, riding the crest of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results.
The youngsters, overwhelmed by attention, songs, piggyback rides and dazed by media cameras, have always considered medicine one of the high-flying careers in Kenya. Well, it was until times changed.