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Hope dims for Kilifi girls trapped in caregiving roles

Most girls in Kilifi are forced to cut short their education to take care of their siblings and do casual jobs. [Courtesy]

It is 7 am, and a faint glow of morning light creeps over the makuti-thatched roof of Charo Nyambu’s modest homestead in Sokoni Ward, Kilifi County.

Charo, a weary widower and father of nine, rises slowly, bracing himself for yet another day marked by uncertainty and the overwhelming burden of raising his family alone.

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