Alarm as Kisii hospital logs 841 teen pregnancies

And with only one counsellor employed at the hospital, there is fear that a number of young mothers could be leaving the hospital without proper guidance. [Courtesy]

Teenage pregnancies are on the rise in Kisii County, with one hospital in Ogembo registering 841 cases in the last one year.

Records at Ogembo sub-county hospital show most of the girls who were impregnated were aged between 15 and 18.