# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXXUnH2Cr67
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64269188-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f5e401aed8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-20T18:59:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

When Cathy found her British father on Facebook at just 10 years old, she hoped for answers. Instead she was met with silence.

A World of Secrets podcast and a BBC Africa Eye film uncovers how nearly 100 children born near a British military base in Kenya were left behind. 

For the first time in the High Court of England and Wales, commercial DNA databases are being combined with legal action to help Kenyans identify and contact their fathers.

Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to learn more about Cathy’s story.

#Kenya #BBCAfricaEye #BBCNews

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bbcnews, bbcafricaeye, kenya

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