A report by the National Syndemic Diseases and Control Council (NSDCC) indicates that grandfathers are perpetrators of most gender-based violence and incest against girls. They are followed by fathers, uncles and relatives in that order with the report showing an increase of the vice in 37 counties, among them Nairobi, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Kakamega, […]
Tag: Teenage pregnancies
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has decried a rising trend of teenage pregnancies especially in Western Kenya. He said the pregnancies are a crises that requires drastic measures to end the vice. He said that data shows that western Kenya of Bumngoma, Busia, Kakamenga and Vihiga are leading in teen pregnancies. He was speaking at […]
Kulingana na ripoti ya KDHS iliyotolewa leo, Kaunti ya Samburu inaongoza na asilimia 50 ya mimba za utotoni, huku Kaunti ya Nyeri na Nyandarua ikiwa na asilimia 5. Ripoti hiyo iliyofanywa na Utafiti wa Idadi ya Watu na Afya Nchini Kenya(KDHS), kuanzia Februari 17 hadi Julai 13, 2022, ilihusisha takriban kaya 37,911. Ripoti hiyo imeangazia […]