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Commonwealth Games silver medalist now selling Sukuma wiki to feed family

Irene Kemunto Mogaka [photo courtesy/Standard]

Irene Kemunto Mogaka delivered her first child while she was in Standard Eight. Three years later, while in Form Two, she got a second baby, marking the end of her education journey.

In most African societies, news of a new baby joining the family is usually welcomed with joy and celebration. But to Kemunto, the delivery of her second-born turned out to be a nightmare for the new mother who was rejected and later thrown out of her parents’ home, by the people she once depended on for security and love.

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