Grim picture: 15 school-going girls pregnant, married off during COVID-19 period

Fifteen school-going girls as young as 13 years have been impregnated and some married off in Mombasa (Shutterstock)

Fifteen school-going girls as young as 13 years have been impregnated and some married off in Kisauni, Mombasa County, since the Covid-19 pandemic started in March. 

According to County Children Coordinator Philip Nzenge, his office has documented 15 cases of girls from the age of 13 to 17 falling pregnant and some married off. Reports have also revealed that some of the girls were impregnated by relatives.