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Tiny triplets' medical triumph

Triplets Thelma, Amanda, and Juliana at their home in Kisumu West, playing mobile games. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard]

It is 4pm in Kisumu West, the clouds heavy and promising rain a welcome change after weeks of scorching sun across the region. As the wind gathers, I arrive at the modest but warm compound of Mama and Baba Triplets in Tiengre.

Before I can knock, three girls rush to the gate, moving in perfect synchrony, smiling alike, dressed identically. Their resemblance is unmistakable, the kind only siblings who have shared not just a womb but a journey of survival can possess.

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