teenage pregnancies Stories

Parental consent blocking teen girls from health services – report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 05, 2025

The 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey shows that 15 per cent of girls aged 15–19 have been pregnant. The rate increases sharply with age, risin...

Nairobi leads in teen pregnancies as cases drop nationally to 241,228 in 2024
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 07, 2025

Older teens aged 15 to 19 registered 231,102 cases, showing a 4.3 per cent decline. These figures offer hope that ongoing efforts to address teenage p...

Program targets male champions in protection of girls’ rights in Turkana
Waweru Wairimu  |  Aug 06, 2024

Aside from the period stigma caused by boys who humiliate and ridicule them for menstruating, they also face myths and misconceptions about menstruati...

Kamukunji residents demand comprehensive sexual education programmes
Hanifa Adan  |  Apr 22, 2024

Airbase Ward was said to be leading in teen pregnancies in Kamukunji Constituency.

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