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Ten million Kenyans are facing starvation but all our politicians can do is heighten their blame games as the situation deteriorates.
When the post election violence erupted early last year, the country’s breadbasket was serious affected..
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Nine employees of a social services company are charged in the wake of the starvation death of a disabled Philadelphia girl.
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A Philadelphia woman has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2006 starvation death of her disabled daughter.
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The parents charged in the starvation death of their bedridden daughter have sued the city, alleging that dangerous and reckless actions by several municipal employees...
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Seven more city employees have been suspended in connection with the starvation death of a disabled teen.
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Mayor Michael Nutter, right, followed by Human Services commissioner Anne Marie Ambrose enter a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Seven more city employees have been suspended in connection with the starvation death of...
