Trans Nzoia: Parents accused of contributing to upsurge of early pregnancies among teenage girls
Parents residing in slums in Trans Nzoia County have been named as contributing factors towards a recent upsurge in cases of teenage pregnancies among girls in primary and secondary schools in the region. The said parents have been accused of exposing their young girls to conditions that lead to indulgence in sexual activities that result […]
Perpetrators in Trans Nzoia resort to killing pregnant girls to erase evidence
Local actors fighting teen pregnancy in Trans Nzoia have decried the increase of killings of the girls to cover up the cases. Led by Bishop Edward Khaoya of Kitale Family House of Hope, the actors who run Teen Mums Rescue centre, have said that there is an increase in deaths of female teenagers who have […]
Trans Nzoia: Girls narrate harrowing tales of incest they experienced in hands of close relatives
At Rafiki Village in Trans Nzoia County, we meet Jennifer, a 14-year-old Standard Four pupil at a local primary school busy doing her daily chores. Jennifer, whose real name we have concealed to protect her identity, admits to having been defiled many times by her stepfather. Her mother remarried to the stepdad after separating from […]
Trans Nzoia leaders threaten to dress perpetrators’ wives in school uniforms to avoid defiling minors
Provincial administrators in Trans Nzoia have changed tact in tackling the ballooning cases of teenage pregnancies in the county after over 11,000 schoolgirls were feared to have been impregnated by July 2021. Speaking at his office Municipality area Chief Charles Namunyu said the administrators have decided to track down the perpetrators whom they say live […]
11,842 teenage girls pregnant in Trans Nzoia during COVID-19 school break
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Assistant county commissioner said Endebess leads in the number of pregnancies recorded among girls aged between 10 and 14 years old.