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I survived defilement and two suicide attempts

In the dusty highway centre of Mariakani, Kilifi County, Mary Kazungu is a well-known figure due to her work in youth mentorship programmes.

The modest business she runs in the middle of Mariakani market is a busy one, as women and men flock it to have their nails done. Mary is also a thespian and youth mentor well known in her home county. But she has a traumatic history of losing her father, defilement that resulted in pregnancy and two suicide attempts.

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