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MPs decry child labour in Kilifi over rising use of underage herders

An underage boy drives home flock he was attending to from a rubbish collection zone in Mbita town(File/ Standard)

A parliamentary committee has raised concern over the increasing number of underage children hired as herders in parts of Kilifi County.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Cohesion and Equal Opportunities said children aged between 12 and 15 are deprived of education after they are hired as herders.

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