More than 12,000 teen prengancies have been reported in the eight North Rift counties inn three months since schools closed. Human rights group warn that backstreet abortions Rhuman rights groups are also warning of increased back street abortions endangering the lives of many young girls. “Very few cases of the pregnancies and the abortions are recorded officially but we have noted a rise in the number of young school girl seeking to procure abortions”, said Waithera. She says girls living in slum dwellings like Kamkunji, Huruma, Langas, Kidiwa and Munyaka areas in parts of Eldoret are the most affected by the teen pregnancies and abortions especially during the Covid-19 pandemic period. Under the program, the youths will be involved in garbage collection, opening of drainage systems among other environment-

Source: The Star July 19, 2020 10:30 UTC