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Why do this to me? Girl asks mother after eloping with defiler

Mwende has become crippled since she was raped. [PHOTOS: PHILIP MUASYA/STANDARD]

By PHILIP MUASYA

Kitui, Kenya: At Kaloo village in Mwingi Central sub-county, Kitui County, a girl is tethered by cruel life. Mwende (name changed to protect her identity) is only 15 years old but she has been to hell and back.

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