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‘My husband married second wife because I can’t give birth to boys’

Caren's husband believed a second wife would give him a baby boy (Photo: Gardy Chacha/ Standard)

Caren* from Katwekera area in Kibra constituency has been going through mental anguish after her husband married a second wife – who he believed would bear him a baby boy.

We caught up with her at Polycom Development Project (PDP) in Kibra’s Olympic area. She was sitting through a group counselling session for women and girls who have experienced gender based violence.

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