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I lost half my family on the same day, Nelly Obiero

Nelly Obiero with her son, JJ (Photo: Courtesy)

There’s no telling when tragedy will rear its ugly head. What we do know is that when it does, we’ll have to find a way to cope no matter what. For Nelly Kemumo Obiero, 33, her world was turned upside down on February 27, 2020. 

That morning, her husband Patrick Mumbo, 33, dropped her at work as usual. Their three-year-old daughter Natalie Rose Mumbo insisted on accompanying them and Nelly couldn’t see any reason why not. 

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