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Newborns bring village back to life after Solai dam tragedy

Rose Wangui with her son Isaac Kamau during an interview at home in Nyakinyua Village in Solai, Nakuru County on January 23, 2020. (Kipsang Joseph, Standard)

It is around 9am in Nyakinyua village in Solai, Nakuru County. Rose Wangui is finalising her day’s laundry among them clothes of a toddler. Her activities are disrupted by the cry of her 10-month-old baby who just woke up from his morning nap.

The cry ignites both happy and sad emotions but she chooses happiness over sadness as she emerges from the house cuddling the baby.

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