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Senator Mumma backs calls to introduce sex education in schools

Kakelo Mixed Secondary School Deputy Principal Bernard Mireri in class teaching morals morals under the Appropriate Comprehensive Sexuality Education initiative in 2015. [File, Standard]

Sex education debate among adolescents has taken centre stage in the ongoing Maisha conference, with Senator Catherine Mumma renewing her call for its introduction in school.

The senator maintained that introduction of comprehensive sex education in school will help fight HIV, early pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

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