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Declared dead at birth, lost ‘baby’ reunites with family 47 years later

Mother and daughter
      Mother and daughter reunite after five decades     (Photo:Silah Koskei/Standard)

By Silah Koskei

Elizabeth Rotich was in a jubilant mood as moments ticked away, bringing her closer to cuddling her second born child. But before the 17-year-old mother had fully recovered, health workers attending to her said that her baby, born two months before her due time, had passed on while in an incubator.

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