Sex for pads leads to quasi-prostitution, drop-outs

Jubilant female pupils of Nyatwere Primary School in Oyugis, Homabay county toss up sanitary pads distributed to them by Hope Alive Campaign founder Francis Otieno Amonde on August 16, 2015. (Photo: Denish Ochieng, Standard)

Maureen Kiremi could not access sanitary towels during the pandemic affecting her self-esteem.

In her desperation, the 16-year-old befriended a boda boda rider who bought the pads, but in due course, the friendship turned intimate resulting in a pregnancy.