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Where teenage mothers troop back to school

The 10 teen mothers who have this year enrolled at Nagis Primary School in Turkana County.

Low girl child enrollment rates in primary schools continue raising the spectre of apathy towards girls’ education and the underlying hurdles.

In Northern Kenya, seven of 10 girls drop out of primary schools during or before their sixth year of study due to oppressive cultural practices.

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