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Talking to children about loss and legacy

Talking to children about loss and legacy
Talking to children about loss and legacy (Photo: iStock)

The living room was unusually quiet. The television flickered between images of flags at half-mast, government VIPs’ cars flags being removed, and the familiar face that had appeared on our screens for decades.

Then came the question that caught Gladys and Eliud Ndiema’s, parents to nine-year-old Tom Ndiema, off guard. “Mum, why is everyone crying on TV?”

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