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My sister’s tragedy decided my fate

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I was born and raised by a single mother. We were four siblings, three girls and one boy. One of my sisters was born mentally challenged and this caused us a lot of social stigma, especially my mother. Growing up in a slum did not make it easier for us. We lived in Mathare slum and my mother sold weed and chang’aa to survive.

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