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Joyce Lay: My friend offered to carry my baby for free

Former Taita Taveta Women Representative Joyce Lay [Courtesy]

“Don’t vote for her,” the voice said. “She doesn’t know the pain of childbirth.” These words were uttered by her political opponent.

“Did the words cut you?” I ask Joyce Lay, the former Taita Taveta Women Representative.

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