Not a happy birthday for children born of rape in 2007/08 election violence

A rape victim gives her testimony during the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict themed 'The Plight and Rights of Children Born from Rape & Sirvivors of Sexual Violence' at the Sarova Stanley Hotel, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina/Standard]

Birthdays are often filled with utter bliss and happiness especially for a 10-year-old.

But for women who were raped in the 2007-2008 post-election violence, the birthdays of the children they conceived then only evoke memories of horrendous encounters with their attackers.