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Pain of children with disabilities chained, locked at home by parents

A social worker talks to parents of six-year-old Waare Elema, an autistic child who is tied to a hut because her parents are worried she might disappear when they are away with their animals.
A social worker talks to parents of six-year-old Waare Elema, an autistic child who is tied to a hut because her parents are worried she might disappear when they are away with their animals.  [PHOTOS:NANJINIA WAMUSWA/

By NANJINIA WAMUSWA

Marsabit, Kenya: Three huts welcome you to a manyatta at El Boji village, Kalacha, in North Horr constituency, Marsabit County.

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