My biggest concern is how the nation will forge forward while the majority of its adolescent girls are still being stitched under the rising shackles of harmful cultural practices, early pregnancy, gender inequality, and gender-based violence. Statistically, one in three Kenyan females has experienced sexual violence before attaining the age of 18 according to the Kenya Violence against Children Study 2010. However, the pandemic rendered this impractical hence providing a conducive environment for perpetrators of gender-based violence to have a field day. To be honest, the pandemic is having a tremendous effect on learning where education is already not a priority specifically for girls. This can be truly fruitful if we fully involve the girls for the girls.

Source: The Star October 11, 2020 07:52 UTC