Women brave abuse, neglect in Tana River IDP camps

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"It was at night. Since I do not have a husband, this person knew I was alone. He was almost getting inside the tent, so I had to scream to scare him away," says Amina, a 35-year-old mother of nine.

As it flows gently, Tana River clearly unfolds like a gargantuan snake, surprising itself with its benign, yet surreal waves. In it, the hopes of many have been quashed, yet its position as a key life-sustaining gem in Kenya, assures Kenya's biggest river a place in the hearts of many. The river has been the bearer of the good water that sustains locals, yet it sometimes visits them untold calamities.