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Girls who dropped out of school get a second chance at education

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Kericho Women Representative Mrs Beatrice Kemei address the press flanked by some of the 21 teen and other young mothers who have resumed their high school education after initially dropping out of high school for reasons such as childbirth or marriage. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

When schools reopened for first term, some 21 teenage mothers in Kericho County had dropped out of school.

The young mothers however have got a second chance to pursue their education.

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