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Abandoned 2-year-old boy suffers burns at hands of native healers

Jarso Godana feeds his son Mustafa at their home in Kiamaiko. Looking on is Rahma Waqo, a community health worker. [David Gichuru, Standard]

When he was born in April 2016, Mustafa Godana was a healthy baby and the joy of his family. But a month later, his head began to swell and would not stop.

Today, Mustafa’s head is almost as big as his body and his eyes are sunken, leaving only the whites visible.

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