Sandy* walks into the small room quietly, her gentle smile revealing a softness that contrasts with the life she has lived. The 22-year-old greets us politely before taking her seat, appearing calm, almost shy. But behind that youthful face is a story marked by resilience. She was just 17 when pregnancy changed the course of her life. Her older boyfriend had gotten her pregnant, and when her mother discovered this, she was cast out from home. “I moved to Kariobangi to live with him,” she recalls. What should have been a new beginning became another nightmare. After she gave birth,…
