Kenya also committed to comprehensive sexuality education under the 2013 Eastern and Southern Africa Ministerial Commitment, yet implementation remains inconsistent
Some numbers should instantly stop every parent, chief, teacher and health worker in Kenya in their tracks.
According to the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), half of all teenage girls aged 15 to 19 in Samburu have been pregnant.
In West Pokot, it’s more than one in three. Nationally, 15 per cent of young girls that age are already mothers or carrying a child.
Look past the data, though and you’ll see a familiar face: a girl at home doing chores, laughing with classmates, or queuing at the local kiosk long before she ever becomes a maternal health statistic.
