Kwale parents have been cautioned against marrying off their children who completed their Kenya Certificate of Primary Exams on Wednesday. He said the practice of teen pregnancies and early marriages were still a worrying trend. Last year when schools were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, cases of teen marriages and early pregnancies were on the rise. Kwale county reported over 2821 cases of teen pregnancies, while in January and February this year more than 10 cases were in police files in Matuga sub-county. He said access to better education at both primary and secondary level among children is one way of fighting poverty, curbing indiscipline and forced early marriages.

Source: The Star March 26, 2021 10:18 UTC