WHY FAMILIES MOURNED

The world celebrated women's day but the family of Salapei was mourning.Salapei died in mid January because she was pregnant,poor and from a remote village in Turkana,where vehicles are hard to come by and roads non-existent.The nearest hospital is 20 kilometres away and another one 100 kilometres .Her toddler and baby will now grow up without a mother.Her Husband tried as much as he could as they were on the road for four days enduring the scorching heat,thirst and hunger because the lorry were using kept breaking down and opted to take her to a district hospital where they performed an emergency delivery.

Location: TURKANA, NORTH EASTERN, KENYA