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Are you my parents? A case of lost and found children

uth Wambui (left), a good samaritan who was living with John Mwangi (second left) hands him over to his biological parents Peter Njuguna and Penninah Wanjiku in Molo, Nakuru County.
 Ruth Wambui (left), a good samaritan who was living with John Mwangi (second left) hands him over to his biological parents Peter Njuguna and Penninah Wanjiku in Molo, Nakuru County.

Nairobi, Kenya: On July 14 last year, newspapers carried a two-page advert with pictures of children and boldly headlined, ‘Are you my family? These children ask!’

It was a Sunday. Mark Likoye, a mechanic, got a call from a friend. “Check the papers, there is something that concerns you.”

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