Machakos county has raised the alarm after 4,000 cases of teenage pregnancy were reported in four months. The report was released on Tuesday by Machakos children's officer Salome Muthama during the Day of the African Child celebrations. However, the Machakos government has refuted claims that the county has recorded over 4, 000 cases of teenage pregnancy in four months. Machakos CEC for Education and social welfare Lazurus Kivuva on Wednesday said he disagrees with the given figures and opted to conduct a new report. Last year Machakos county recorded 12,409 underage pregnancies of girls below 20 years who gave birth between January 2018 and March 2019.

Source: The Star June 17, 2020 08:56 UTC