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Tracing a missing child

By John Muturi

Not too long ago, we saw and heard media reports across the globe, of children who had been abducted, molested, or gone missing. We assumed it happened to others, and not us. Today, a day hardly passes without news of abduction and parents asked to pay a hefty ransom. Some unlucky ones have had their children disappear without trace. Reports that child trafficking is big business does not help matters, nor does the chilling fact that small girls are sold for sexual exploitation.

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