"I was eleven when we were woken up at around 6 a.m. by noises outside,” she said. “The previous day we had learned that my older sister was to be married to a 50-year-old man who had paid two cows as dowry"
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Kenyan nursesKenyan women's rights activistsPeople from Samburu CountyActivists against female genital mutilationKenyan health activists
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