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KENYA: Drought forcing children to quit school

irinnews.org - KILIFI Wednesday, November 12, 2008 (IRIN) - Under normal circumstances, 14-year-old Paul Katana would be in school, but not today. Katana is instead flagging down vehicles along the Mombasa-Malindi highway, hoping to sell sacks of charcoal he is hawking. About 2km down the road, a young boy watches over his mother's goats, while another is hawking brooms. Many children in the north-coast region are staying out of school due to a lack of food and water, after a prolonged drought. The number...» view full story
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