Protect our little girls from early pregnancy

Teenage pregnancies in Homa Bay County have reached alarming levels. But while a survey conducted by the Population Council in Homa Bay County indicates 80 per cent of teenage pregnancies occur in primary school, this could be a pointer to what happens in other counties that have not been surveyed.

When girls aged between 13 and 19 years drop out of school because of pregnancies and early marriages, society must re-examine itself.