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The classes are mud-walled with no windows. The school is in such a remote area, students walk kilometres to access it from their homes. Welcome to Pemja Primary School in Nandi County. There’s more heavy news though. Eleven pupils at the school, started in 1977, are pregnant.
“Some of the girls have been complaining of unexplained headaches and stomach pain. We took them to Kaptumek Health Centre to undergo pregnancy tests. The results were positive,” says headmaster Benjamin Korir. The girls who are from Standard Six, Seven and Eight are aged between 12 to 17.
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