Makueni and Kitui lead in number of children living without fathers

Eight children who were abandoned by their parents for months at their home in Elburgon, Nakuru County. The children aged between 19 and one year were rescued by officers from the Children's Department on March 23, 2018 and have been taken to various children homes in Molo. Photo:Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard.

Makueni and Kitui counties lead in the number of children living with only their mothers yet their fathers are alive.

According to a report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), 37.0 per cent of children in Makueni are living with their mothers only.