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Puzzle in rise of birth defects in remote village

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Villagers in the remote village in Kilifi alarmed by a rise in deformed children. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

Eunice Boke resides in Mpirani, Kilifi County, a village tucked away from civilisation.

Four of her seven children were born with defects. Like many other mothers of children with disabilities in the village, Boke has yet to get any medical answers.

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