The pain of being a deaf mother in Kenya

Deaf mothers are often faced with communication challenges whenever they need to express themselves (Shutterstock)

Maria Likuyachi, who was orphaned as a baby, is believed to have been born hearing but became deaf at infancy.

Now 35 and a mother of two, Maria, who has a certificate in catering and dressmaking from the Mumias School for the Deaf, had to quit her job because her pregnancy demanded frequent hospital visits, which consumed most of her time.