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Nyando IDPs: The villagers Kenya forgot

The situation in Nyando where villages have been submerged and homes are now swamped as people have been displaced and are living in tents. [Michael Mute, Standard]

Hellen Akinyi looks afraid and detached.

The three-year-old is barefoot, her skin is dry and she appears to be in pain as she slowly wades through the mud in a tent which has a metal stove, a mat, blankets and a torn mosquito net.

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