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EXPLAINER: Cost of silence: Why leaving out father’s name on birth certificate could hurt your child

Leaving a father’s name off a birth certificate may seem minor, but it can affect your child’s identity and inheritance

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by FELIX ASOHA

News16 September 2025 - 10:55
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J.V., a 26-year-old single mother from Mukhonje village in Kakamega County, doesn’t want to include her child’s father’s name on the birth certificate after a painful breakup.

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