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Why boys are likely to get lost than girls

Abandoned children at Milimani Law Courts’ rescue centre in Nairobi during an identification parade last week. According to an official, the rate of children being abandoned has increased drastically. [PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

Majority of the children who find their way to the Nairobi Children’s Rescue Centre are boys.

The government-run home for children who are lost, abandoned or neglected, orphans and children whose mothers are in prison receive more boys than girls.

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