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Cashing in on Kenya's purple reign

Lucy King’ori. [Alex Mutugi, Standard]

Lucy King’ori’s son was born with eczema - a dry, itchy and often painful rash. His skin would dry out and become itchy and inflamed. He would scratch his skin raw and stay up all night crying.

“I always put him in mittens so the scratches would not be as severe,” says Lucy. His condition meant he barely slept through the night.

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