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Region records high cases of teenage pregnancy and motherhood

Matungu MP Justus Murunga condemned high rise of school girls pregnancy cases. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

Many underage girls, some as young as 10 years, have fallen into traps set by exual predators in Western region.

According to a recent survey by the Ministry of Education, Busia, Bungoma and Kakamega are among the counties with the highest burden of teenage pregnancies in Western.

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