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Dangers of having a favourite child (Photo: iStock)

Growing up, Jairus Otieno remembers the wrath he and his two sibling brothers would face from his father. Not their last-born sister though. He was markedly different towards her.

He says it was distressful living under the shadows of their baby sister, who seemingly shared a strong bond with their father. For reasons that he and his brothers could not understand, he had a "special liking" for their sister.

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