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Love for bottle has left her in tears more than once

32 year old Boxer Agnes Wahu at her Mothers residence in Korogocho on 14th FEBRUARY 2018 PHOTO DAVID GICHURU

Amid the laughter of small children in the dark alleys of Korogocho slum are the silent cries of a woman in bondage.

From the time she first laid her eyes and lips on chang’aa, known as ‘ng’ats’ in Korogocho, Agnes Wahu found herself locked in a disastrous love affair with the harsh liquor.

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