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Abused and abandoned: How children under care of state agency suffer through dubious treatment

Children in a congested room at Mama Ngina Children’s home in Nairobi. [Courtesy]

Over the course of the last six years, the minors in children’s homes under the care of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) around the country have suffered congestion, lack of proper medical care and experimental treatment procedures that sometimes leave them worse-off.

Investigations by the Sunday Standard and interviews paint a picture of neglect and an abdication of duty by the state agencyobligated to look after the less fortunate minors.

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