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Tana River girls in dire need of sanitary pads as World marks menstrual hygiene day

As Kenya joins the rest of the world in celebrating menstrual hygiene this month, girls in Tana River County continue to live in anguish due to lack of sanitary towels which is brought about by the high level of poverty. 

Born and bred in abject poverty where affording sanitary towels is a luxury, some of the girls have resorted to using more traditional methods to overcome the cycle.

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