When a simple stretch can break your bones

Diana Akumu with her 7-year-old son George Ouma who is suffering from brittle bone disease, a rare condition that makes bones weak and break easily. [Collins Oduor, Standard]  

Seven-year-old George Ouma groans in pain as he tries to lift his heavily bandaged left leg off the ground. A futile effort, he shakes his head in despair as he gets into a coughing fit.  

He suffered a fracture two weeks ago, in the hand and leg, and he is confined to his bed as he recovers. This is just one of the many episodes he has had in his young life.