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Kilifi County losing war on teenage pregnancies as cases increase

Kilifi County executive for Gender, Youth, Sports and Culture Maureen Mwangovya with women groups during the issuance of the WEF loans at Vipingo Socail hall in Kilifi South Constituency in 2018. [File, Standard]

The county seems to be losing the battle against teenage pregnancy as cases of girls dropping out of school continue to rise.

Yesterday, Maureen Mwangovya, the county executive for Gender and Social Services, released figures that showed that 17,850 teenagers had fallen pregnant in recent months.

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