Living with albinism

It is not easy living with albinism, and so when people point fingers at people with the condition, make nasty comments and avoid socialising with them, or even try to kidnap them to sell them off due to misconceived notions that their body parts can make one rich, life becomes more difficult. Four of them spoke exclusively to NJOKI CHEGE about their lives

Albinism is a disorder characterised by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. It results from inheritance of the recessive genes.