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Father of 17 pleads for help as life pushes him to the edge

A room where Michael Karanja 67, lives at Pioneer-Kipkaren area in Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Michael Karanja, 63, has 17 children. It was during the birth of his last-born child that he lost his wife. That was 10 years ago.

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