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Flatulence: When the stomach is a fused bomb

Violet Muhonja rubs her ten-year-old daughter's abdomen with ash. The girl is restless and uncomfortable. She suffers from a bloated stomach, thanks to consumption of chips bought on the streets of Mbale town, in Vihiga County.

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