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How man rescued baby in theft saga

Mama Lucy Hospital.

Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji yesterday dropped child trafficking charges against former Mama Lucy Hospital Superintendent Musa Mohammed. Musa will now become a State witness against his juniors, Fred Lepalan and Selina Awuor.

At the same time, the State called its first witness, a Good Samaritan who found the baby who would later be part of a BBC investigative story on a child theft syndicate in the country. Brian Muya, a lawyer, narrated to the court that on May 4, last year, he had gone to a party at a friend’s place in Industrial Area. At this time, the government had set the curfew at 7 pm.

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