Nairobi, Feb. 9 -- Dickens Njoroge (36) is now looking forward to a pain-free future after becoming the first Kenyan to receive a kidney from his cousin and best friend, Dickson Gakei (35), through a new type of surgery that is set to revolutionise kidney care in the country.

On Thursday, surgeons at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) announced that they had performed the first successful minimally invasive kidney transplant, known as laparoscopic or keyhole surgery, on Njoroge, who has been battling kidney disease.

This is thanks to recent developments in the field of urological surgery, with advances in engineering and computer technology, and a team of doctors led by Dr Charles Waihenya and Dr Paul Njogu, the head of the Renal Unit at ...