Wycliffe Oparanya initiative to reward poor mothers on birth control

Governor Wycliffe Oparanya (holding a child) at Bukhungu Stadium on October 31, 2021, during the relaunch of the Kakamega County Maternal Child Health Fund; the Imarisha Afya ya Mama na Mtoto Programme, popularly known as Oparanya Care. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya plans to introduce birth restrictions in the county due to the high cost of bringing up healthy children.

Mr Oparanya made the announcement during the relaunch of the Kakamega County Maternal Child Health Fund dubbed ‘Imarisha Afya ya Mama na Mtoto Programme’ at Bukhungu stadium last Thursday. According to Oparanya, pregnant women enrolled on the programme will be subjected to a two-child limit arrangement.