Kenya is having another go at passing a reproductive rights bill. What’s at stake

July 12, 2020
Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Meggie Mwoka

Kenya’s Senate is considering a reproductive healthcare bill, which seeks to address reproductive health gaps. This is the second time the bill has come before the senate. It has, once again, drawn fire from religious groups, some politicians and civil society lobbies opposed to its proposals. Anthony Ajayi and Meggie Mwoka unpack the bill and the lessons from previous failed attempts.

What is the substance of the bill?

Kenyan women and girls face an array of reproductive health risks that can be addressed by comprehensive reproductive health care services. These include sexually transmitted infections, HIV, unsafe abortion and unplanned pregnancies.

Continued: https://theconversation.com/kenya-is-having-another-go-at-passing-a-reproductive-rights-bill-whats-at-stake-142387


Kenya – Holiday season ends as fears over teenage pregnancies persist

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.

Continued: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001323502/holiday-season-ends-as-fears-over-teenage-pregnancies-persist