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When love became heroin: The hidden crisis facing women at the coast

By Eunice Omollo | 3w ago
Women addicted to heroin in Kenya coast.[AI]

For years, Rehema Abdi believed she was falling in love.

She was young, vulnerable and looking for safety. The man she met offered shelter, affection and what seemed like protection from life on the streets of Mombasa.

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