Western counties lead in teen pregnancy and gender violence

Kakamega has 40-60 per cent of teenagers who are pregnant or have already given birth. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Cynthia Baraza from Lugari, Kakamega county lost her mother when she was aged 13. Baraza, 24, then in class seven, dropped out of school and went to Nairobi to look for a job.

She had to take care of herself and her younger siblings back home.