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Child neglect on the rise, warns official

An alarming 1,482 children have been neglected due to incidents of domestic violence in Kericho County, a children's official has said.

County Children's Department Co-ordinator Jane Rono noted that in the last one year, an additional 272 children had suffered emotionally and psychologically due to custodial battles between spouses.

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