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How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

Concept of menstrual hygiene. [Getty Images]

When Risper Shirin experienced menarche - the first menstrual period in a woman - in 2015, she was overjoyed at "becoming a woman", a pride that many girls her age at that time bubbled with as they transitioned from childhood to adolescence.

But little did she know that period poverty could blight her bliss. "It was a fine day amid the jubilant atmosphere of receiving our KCPE results, I sensed some dampness in my panty. Out of curiosity, I rushed to the bathroom to check what was happening," she confesses.

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