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Teenage girls at a recent training in Kajiado. [Jeckonia Otieno, Standard]
Despite the steps Kenya has made in basic education, 23 per cent of girls are still being forced out of school by early marriages, teenage pregnancies and female genital mutilation (FGM).
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) says these girls are married before their 18th birthday.
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