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Kenya's surrogacy nightmares: How legal loopholes are leaving parents devastated

By Kamau Muthoni and Fred Kagonye | 1d ago

IVF and a human fetus with DNA strand. [Photo/GettyImages]

In marriage, the next step after coming together for some couples is to bear children.

For those who cannot conceive, they choose to adopt, while others choose to go the surrogacy way.

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