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Alleged Prodigal Son Confronts Nairobi Women’s Hospital Founder Sam Thenya, Demands DNA Test to Prove Paternity

A man claiming to be the long-lost son of Dr. Sam Thenya, the founder of Nairobi Women’s Hospital, has allegedly emerged with a single demand: that the prominent medic undergo a DNA test to establish whether they are biologically related. According to claims circulating online and amplified on Tuesday by blogger Edgar Obare, the unidentified […]

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Alleged Prodigal Son Confronts Nairobi Women’s Hospital Founder Sam Thenya, Demands DNA Test to Prove Paternity

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