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My child died in my hands as I struggled to save him

Caroline Kalekye (left) whose two-year-old baby died in Awasi crash and a relative mourn their deceased relative who perished on October 04, 2019 after an accident where 13 people died after a head-on collision between an Eldoret Express bus and a truck. (Denish Ochieng, Standard)

When Caroline Kalekye lulled her child to sleep a few minutes before midnight, she did not know that it was the last time she was seeing her son alive.

Baby Christopher Odhiambo had been restless during the trip and she had struggled to keep him asleep, even as he held her arms tightly during the trip.

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