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Mentally handicapped teen holds her newborn baby next to her mother at their home in Kibera. [PHOTO: DAVID GICHURU/STANDARD]
NAIROBI: Seated on a sofa set in their single-room house in Kibera slum, the 12-year-old mentally-challenged girl is oblivious that she has given birth.
One will notice her resting on the sofa set unaware of what the future holds for her. She turns left and right while giggling as visitors enter their house.
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