Hospital bills, fraudulent doctors, poverty and COVID-19 all contribute to a rise of impoverished teen mothers with nowhere to turn.
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David Bett is a multitalented investigative journalist based in Kenya. He has amassed experience in reporting on crime and unearthing untold stories, penning down jaw-dropping human interest stories and security issues in the horn of Africa.
As an avid reader of thrilling stories, I find Orato to be a place where one can learn about other communities, individuals, and their ways of life.
Here in Nairobi, some of my neighbors who do know about my profession will not talk to me. They literally fear me because they believe I pray for death so I can make a sale.
All I want is to go back home; they can take away all the money they owe me. I just want to be free back in Kenya.
I started illegal logging several years ago, and I have managed to survive. It is risky because I have to be swift and slippery to avoid the law.
I became heartless and could do anything to anyone, including killing if that was my mission.
Not taking antiretroviral medicines means I have given HIV the chance to multiply the deadly virus in my body and further weaken my immunity.