By GARDY CHACHA
Thu, Aug 12 2021
The Reproductive Health Bill, 2019 which proposed to make prenatal, delivery, and postnatal services free for every woman in Kenya was withdrawn earlier this year to allow for more public participation.
The Bill, sponsored by Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika, was gazetted in November 2019 and was first read in Parliament on February 18, 2020.
Holiday season ends as fears over teenage pregnancies persist
Jeckonia Otieno
01st May 2019
Teenage pregnancies conceived during the holiday season is not a new phenomenon in Kenya but some take it as a learning experience.
One such young mother from Mur Malanga Village in Siaya County found herself pregnant after engaging in sex during the holidays and she wishes she had enough education.
Rachel, 17, now a Form Two student at a well-performing girls’ school in Alego-Usonga got pregnant and delivered a baby boy when she was still in Class Seven at her local village school.
Lack of information on sex leaves young people vulnerable
Saturday June 2 2018
Let’s talk about sex.
That is the one statement that makes many parents cringe while others run for holy water and call a priest.
But the reality is that, by the time they turn 19, the majority of Kenyan youth have already had their sexual debut.
Continued: https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/Lack-of-information-on-sex/440808-4591098-vaqs8p/index.html
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