There has been a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in Kenya over a period of five months and is now threatening to cut short the goal for education among school-going young girls.

Machakos county, which is located in the north eastern province in Kenya is leading several other counties in terms of teenage pregnancies in Kenya according to Kenya Health Information System survey.

Reports of the data shows that a total of 3,964 girls aged 19 years and below were reported pregnant within that period.

Machakos County Children Officer Salome Muthama said the pregnancy cases among school girls are actually under reported.

“During this coronavirus pandemic we do have 4000 impregnated girls. These are so many innocent girls,” she said.

She further explained that most of the cases were as a result of defilement and abuse by close family members of the girls.

She adds that roughly about 200 of these girls are aged 14 years and below.

“How can a 12 year old girl become a mother?” she posed.

“All the people who have impregnated these children needs be arraigned but it is becoming a challenge. We need special court sittings to address and deal with these cases,” Salome appealed.

FULL NEWS: https://fojusi.com/about-4000-school-girls-were-impregnated-during-covid-19-lockdown-in-kenya/

lockdown never see anything

Let's stop acting like the girls did not want it too.

COVID -19 children welcome o. who are your fathers?

jesu

The results of Covid-19 are coming out.

Ifeanyiwrite:
There has been a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in Kenya over a period of five months and is now threatening to cut short the goal for education among school-going young girls.

Machakos county, which is located in the north eastern province in Kenya is leading several other counties in terms of teenage pregnancies in Kenya according to Kenya Health Information System survey.

Reports of the data shows that a total of 3,964 girls aged 19 years and below were reported pregnant within that period.

Machakos County Children Officer Salome Muthama said the pregnancy cases among school girls are actually under reported.

“During this coronavirus pandemic we do have 4000 impregnated girls. These are so many innocent girls,” she said.

She further explained that most of the cases were as a result of defilement and abuse by close family members of the girls.

She adds that roughly about 200 of these girls are aged 14 years and below.

“How can a 12 year old girl become a mother?” she posed.

“All the people who have impregnated these children needs be arraigned but it is becoming a challenge. We need special court sittings to address and deal with these cases,” Salome appealed.

FULL NEWS: https://fojusi.com/about-4000-school-girls-were-impregnated-during-covid-19-lockdown-in-kenya/

Congratulations Hunhuru Kenyyatta for your population has been increased by 8000.

Allahu Akbar!

Let's not blame them.

The new babies would replace those that died.

Equation balanced!

malcom1X:
Let's stop acting like the girls did not want it too.

You cannot have that username and type that much nonsense! Real talk

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I will like to visit kenya 1day o, is seems kenya girls knws hw to feed men very well with their honeypot.

segebase:
jesu

At least something positive came out of the pandemic.. Last time I checked, children were a blessing to the world and parents, so they have done WELL. Kudos