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‘There are mothers who are willing to take her in, give her a better life’

This girl lies alone after her parents fled from bandits. Many of her agemates were killed in the Nadome attack. [PHOTO:BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]

Kenya: There was an outpouring of emotional support and financial pledges for the girl from conflict-stricken Turkana County whose heartrending photograph ran in The Standard newspaper, Friday.

The unknown girl, covered in dust, was pictured while fast asleep on an open field, having being left behind after her parents fled from bandits.

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