Teenage pregnancies in Homa Bay County have actually reached alarming levels. Yet while a survey carried out by the Population Council in Homa Bay County implies 80 each cent of teenage pregnancies occur in primary school, this might be a pointer to just what happens in others counties that have actually not been surveyed.
When girls aged in between 13 and 19 years lose from school due to pregnancies and very early marriages, society ought to re-examine itself.
This denotes a absence of morals, a breakdown in societal values and the delicate scenario the girl youngster finds herself in despite initiatives to shield her versus sex-related predators that are regularly adult men.
It would certainly appear affirmative action has actually not permeated all of corners of the country and much more has to be performed to make youngsters secure and offer them a opportunity to protected a brighter future with the purchase of an education.
In recognition of this, 2 MPs in Homa Bay are pushing for an allocation of at the very least 30 each cent of the Constituency Improvement Fund to finance the girl youngster education. This is laudable, Yet the boy youngster ought to not be left out. The value of education cannot be gainsaid.
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