Kenya: Mother of Six Sets of Twins Abandoned by Her Family

Author:
kenyacitizentv
Publisher:
kenyacitizentv
Publication Date:
19 June 2012
Tags:
Human Rights, Kenya, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women and Gender

Her family has rejected her, her husband has abandoned her and neighbors have coined derogatory names for her. Gladys Bulinya, a mother of six sets of twins, belongs to the Baengele clan of the Bukusu community who regard twins as a curse.

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