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Bungoma County has intensified efforts to curb cases of gender-based violence and teenage pregnancies. [File Courtesy]
Authorities in Bungoma have intensified efforts to curb the rising cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and teenage pregnancies amid growing concern over the increasing number of young girls dropping out of school and families affected by domestic abuse.
The Ministry of Health reports that, in 2025, seven out of every 10 GBV cases involved intimate partners.
Between 2016 and July 2023, Bungoma recorded 9,089 cases of sexual and gender-based violence involving girls aged between 10 and 17, compared with 18,510 cases nationally.
