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He defiled me and took off when I became pregnant, teenager, 17, says

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Linet Akinyi is already a young mother after she was defiled by a boda boda ride. [iStockphoto]r

Linet Akinyi stares into space and appears to be in deep thought as a group of students walk past her home on their way home from school.

She wipes drips of sweat with a scarf off her forehead as she nurses her five-month-old son. At 17 years old, she is the age mate of most of the school girls walking by but they remain worlds apart due to her current situation.

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