BATUK members doing a construction project in Laikipia. (Photo: X/BATUK)
Kenyan lawyer Kelvin Kubai represents 10 biracial children, some under 18, aiming to take their cases to Britain. Margaret Wandia was a young woman working at a bar in rural Kenya when she met a British soldier during his training near her community. The brief relationship left her with a biracial child and with no support.
“I found out about my pregnancy after three months. I had to take care of the pregnancy, but he was nowhere in sight,” she told Africanews with AP.
Wandia discovered her child was biracial only upon giving birth, and raising him in a conservative rural setting proved challenging.
Louise Gitonga, her 26-year-old son, is facing significant challenges due to his struggles with unemployment, substance abuse, and feelings of exclusion.
“I have an identity crisis that has driven me to alcoholism,” he admitted.
Gitonga’s lighter skin made him a target of discrimination, with peers labelling him “white” or “albino”. He yearns to locate his father and comprehend the reasons behind his exclusion. The Eastleigh Voice