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I was given up for adoption at nine months, nearly married at 13

Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha Mohammed. [David Gichuru, Standard]

If you walked into Kibra and found a group of women in gurbaba, the traditional Nubian dress, it might not cross your mind that one of them could be Dr Asha Mohamed, the secretary-general of Kenya Red Cross Society. But this is a place you would find her regularly. This for her, is home.

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