Hooper was transferred to Kahuhia in 1909, in the Central Province of Kenya. Here, Wells could have much more impact in delivering medical treatment by building on the work of Dr. T. W. W. Crawford, the previous medical missionary there. Crawford had been proud of his work servicing the near-million inhabitants of the region, and was especially derogatory to the native medics, but took furlough in early 1909, causing the need for Hooper and Wells to relocate.
