President unveils cancer centre at Coast, promises four other facilities

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President unveils cancer centre at Coast, promises four other facilities

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday commissioned a modern cancer treatment centre for the Coast region and promised to launch four similar facilities..

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29

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1845

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1934

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1791

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