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Updated May 2nd, 2020 at 15:35 IST

Kenya: With no food, woman boils stones to make kids believe she’s preparing meal

Tired of her child crying out of hunger, a mother in Kenya boiled stones in utensils to reassure them that she was cooking food for them.

Reported by: Riya Baibhawi
Kenya: Woman boils stones thinking her child would sleep waiting for food
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Tired of her children crying out of hunger, a mother in Kenya boiled stones in utensils to reassure them that she was cooking food for them. The heartbreaking incident happened in Mombasa where Peninah Bahati Kitsao put water along with a few stones thinking that her children would sleep while waiting for the food. Spilling details of the tragedy, Kitsao reportedly said that it was only her youngest born who was crying and that her elder children had understood when she told them they had food no food. 

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Worked as washerwomen

According to international media reports, Kitsao is an illiterate widow, who worked as a washerwoman. However, as coronavirus pandemic intensified, people started observing social distancing and her job became redundant. Later, her neighbour Prisca Momanvi, who saw the tragic scene of poverty, informed the media and also opened a bank account for her. As the story spread, more and more people came forward to help and she started receiving money.

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Kitsao, who lives in a two-bedroom house without any electricity or water while speaking to international media reports, said that receiving help from fellow Kenyans was nothing less a "miracle". She added that she couldn’t believe that people could be so “loving.” She also revealed that since the incident, she had been receiving phone calls from across the nation from people who are asking how to help.

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Image credits: Twitter/rarrigz

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Published May 2nd, 2020 at 15:35 IST

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