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Truth Without Fear
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Mouline's life has been tragedy after tragedy but she strives to move forward

How did you end up in a wheelchair?
One evening nine years ago, I had just left evening classes at a hairdressing college along Mombasa Road when I was involved in a grisly road accident. I boarded a bodaboda to take me home but on our way the rider lost control and suddenly stepped on the emergency brakes. In the blink of an eye we were flying in the air. I hit the ground with a boom and lost consciousness. I woke up in Kenyatta National Hospital unable to move my legs.

What was the extent of your injuries?
The doctors said that I had broken my spinal cord and I would be permanently crippled. It was painful news to hear. I couldn’t understand why things had taken this terrible turn just when I was about to accomplish my dreams. Being crippled meant that your life changed completely?

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