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Calls for education and empowerment of girls as 16 days of activism begin

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Stakeholders and child rights activists have called for the education of girls in Turkana County as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) began on Saturday.

While speaking during the launch on Friday, they said thousands of girls are still dropping out of school to get married to wealthy men owning large herds of cattle.

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