Stories
Nine years after transplant
From a dialysis chair in 2014 to a society working in all 47 counties.
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Patient-led kidney care in Kenya
There is life after renal disease.
A society run by patients, for patients. Peer support, screening camps, and a patient seat at the table in all 47 counties.
World Kidney Day, Nairobi
Who we are
Patients set the agenda.
RPSKe was started by people already living with kidney disease. The work is simple to name and hard to do: keep treatment possible, and keep patients in the room when decisions are made.
Awareness, treatment, and management, with a bias toward care that prevents kidney failure or makes it livable.
About the societyWhat we do
Support that reaches the chair, the ward, and the hearing room.
Three ways members turn lived experience into better care.
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Peer support
Peer circles
WhatsApp groups and the Karura walk, Gate C, Kiambu Road, 8:30 AM, every first Saturday.
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Policy
Policy and advocacy
Renal cover under SHA, CKD in the national NCD plan, and a patient seat on the Kenya guideline review.
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Screening
Screening and education
Screening camps with Cerba Lancet Kenya: creatinine, eGFR, and urine checks.
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What changed because members showed up.
Three shifts in national care, and the rooms where John Gikonyo carried the patient brief.
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47
Counties where members carry the patient brief.
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National shifts in cover, planning, and guidelines.
2025
A patient seat at the Kenya CKD guideline workshop.
Founder and president
John Gikonyo
After my transplant in 2015 I started this society so nobody sits in a dialysis chair thinking the story is already over.
Founder and president, RPSKe
- 2015Transplant year
- 264Members
- 47Counties
Calendar
Walk with us, every first Saturday.
Karura Forest, Gate C, Kiambu Road, 8:30 AM. Free for members, with water and a blood pressure check.
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2ndThu · MarchNairobi
World Kidney Day
Screening booths and a petition.
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6JuneNairobi
World Transplant Day
Survivor panel and peer stories.
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13AugustNairobi
World Organ Donation Day
Nairobi symposium on donation and consent.
Resources
Short guides, not a library.
Plain-language notes for patients, families, and caregivers in Kenya.
All resources
SHA and policy
SHA renal benefits, in plain language
What to ask about: dialysis sessions, fistula surgery, and the donor-matching workup.
Ask the desk
Stories
World Kidney Day, Nairobi
Patients, children, and hospital staff under Kidney Health For All.
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