Scientists

For more than a year, most of Millicent Kithinji's Facebook friends ignored her posts, many of which were overwhelmingly laden with clear signs of unhappiness, dissatisfaction with life, depression and suicidal thoughts.

Scientists brush it off and even frown at its mere suggestion, but Turkana women swear by it. Their men know nothing of it, assuming that it is only used for cooking, oiling their skins and animal hides, or mixing with milk and blood