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Children left on their own as parents turn to alcohol

By LUCAS NG’ASIKE

It is midday at the homestead of a grandmother, 75, at Chebokokwa village, Keiyo North District. We find her tending to sheep tethered in her compound. Milling around her are several children. Having been informed of her predicament, we see first hand what she has been going through daily.

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