
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.
"Swelling of my daughter's stomach is worrying me. I have given her a mixture of salt and sugar, but she is not getting better," laments Muhonja.
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