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COVID19: Rise in Teen Pregnancies

There has been a steady rise of teenage pregnancy cases across counties in Kenya. Between July 2016 and June 2017, the United Population Fund Report reported that Kenya recorded 378,397 teenage pregnancies cases for girls aged between 10-19 years. In…

COVID19: TEEN PREGNANCIES

A report released by the National Council on Population and Development (NCPD) in March, 2020 revealed that one in five girls aged between 15 and 19 are pregnant. This confirms the position that Kenya has been facing a serious teenage…

GBV Amid COVID-19

With more than 6.26 million Corona Virus cases all over the world and more than 2000 cases in Kenya, an increase in reported cases of violence against women has been seen. As more and more people lose their jobs, breadwinners…

Stay Home & Connected

COVID-19 has affected the whole world, more so in regards to our health and safety. Consequently, there is a surge in appeals and messages on news outlets and social media platforms for people to observe social distancing and if possible…

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPE

Black’s law dictionary defines sexual assault are the advances physically of one person from another in a sexual way that can lead to a sexual assault. The dictionary further defines rape as the unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman by…