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Marine changes life in slum

By Alex Kiprotich

What would you do if someone gave you $26? Many people would probably buy a packet of unga, sugar, milk, oil and soap, and sweets with the remaining cents. But the case was different for the late Tabitha Atieno who was given the amount by Rye Barcott, a US marine – then a university student – whose trip to Rwanda accidentally landed him in Kibera ten years ago.

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