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Raising a child with cerebral palsy is no walk in the park

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Christine Afandi, a teacher attends to a child living with cerebral palsy at Margarita Daycare Center in Ikonyero village, Kakamega County. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

When Monicah Njeri gave birth to her fourth child eight years ago in Kakuma, Turkana, she had a feeling that something wasn't right.

"I went into labour when I was 7 months pregnant," Monicah narrates. "What shocked me is that my baby did not cry immediately after birth which, as far as I knew, is critical in opening up the lungs and enabling a baby to breathe normally."

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