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Widow who defied poverty to start a thriving clinic in Kibera

United States Senator Chris Coons (right) and his delegation during a tour of Tabitha Medical Clinic in Kibera on August 18, 2022. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Tabitha Atieno Festo's world came crumbling down in 1998 when she made it to the list of workers her employer wanted to retrench.

The widow and mother of four struggled to find work elsewhere to no avail. With limited options, Tabitha, a nurse, downsized her lifestyle, and moved to Kibera, occasionally finding menial jobs to feed her children and pay rent.

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