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Five girls walk for days to avoid their planned early marriages in West Pokot

Kapenguria, Kenya: Five girls aged between 10 and 14 were yesterday rescued at Chepkono trading centre in West Pokot County after escaping from early forced marriages.

Plans had been made to marry off the girls to men from Kaitokom village, Kacheliba constituency, forcing them to walk for three days from their village to Pokot South sub-county where they got help.

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