FORMER boxing champion Conjestina Achieng' who had been detained at a Kisumu hospital over Sh595,000 medical bill was released over the weekend after good samaritans came to her rescue.
Conjestina was hospitalized at the Kisumu's Avenue Hospital for nearly two months and could not be discharged due to the hefty bill. Nairobi businessman Sam Wakiaga and Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero helped bail out Achieng' after presiding over a mini funds drive that raised Sh750,000.
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