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How I became a mother of two by the age of 16

An underage girl who was rescued from her husband who meted Gender-Based Violence on her and impregnated her twice during an interview at the Woman's Hope Centre in Karen, Nairobi. [Jenipher Wachie/Standard]

In October this year, Moracha* will be turning 17. She is, however, already a mother of two.

We meet Moracha at Women’s Hope in Hardy, Karen, Nairobi – a rescue centre for underage girls caught up in gender-based violence.

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