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Education hangs in the balance for girls who have overstayed in approved schools

A young girl at the Kisumu Remand Home. [Harold Odhiambo]

Thirteen-year-old Anne Anyango (not her real name) sits quietly on a slab as she gathers her knitting materials before beginning to bead a necklace at the Kisumu Remand Home. She demonstrates astute delicate crocheting skills as she picks the beads and a piece of string slowly transforms into a beautiful beaded neckless. This was her third neckless for the day.

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