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Alarm over rising cases of child neglect in Nyamira

Governor Amos Nyaribo speaks during a past event in Ekerenyo, Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Stakeholders have raised an alarm over the high rates of child neglect and abuse in Nyamira in the last few years.

Speaking in Nyamira on Friday while launching the County Child Policy, a legal framework that will forge enhanced coordination in protecting the rights of children, stakeholders claimed several have dropped out of school because of neglect by parents.

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