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Teenage Pregnancy In Kenya: The Data, Facts And The Fight!
Jul 11, 2020
Teenage pregnancies in Kenya have been on the rise in the last couple of months, well, at least since COVID-19 was announced in Kenya and schools remained closed as a way of curbing the spead of the virus, according to reports.
A survey by the Kenya Health Information System shows that about 4,000 girls aged 19 years and below were reported pregnant in Machakos County between January and May, which means 27 girls conceived every day. The numbers in other counties were equally bad.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has since dismissed the report, terming it obnoxious, while other Kenyans took to online platforms to express their shock at the numbers.
While that number should definitely worry every parent and teachers as well, the big question now is what next?
It was officially announced on July 7, 2020, that schools in Kenya will remain closed for the rest of the year! Imagine how worrying this is to parents. Six more months wiuth their teenage daughters at home, and with some not able to afford online learning for their children, this only means that the students are left idle.
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