Teenage pregnancies in Samburu have spiked in the past five months, women rights activists have revealed, adding that the cases may soar in another two months. Ms Nasiaku adds that cultural expectations in Samburu surrounding abstinence has resulted in a surge of unwanted pregnancies since January. NEGATIVE EFFECTS"It is alarming that many teenage girls have fallen pregnant in Samburu as schools remain closed. Samburu Girls Foundation estimates that thousands of young girls in the face increasing threats to their safety and well-being including mistreatment, gender-based violence and exploitation. Network Empowering Samburu Transformation (NEST), a community-based organisation, indicates that most pregnancies recorded in Samburu County are driven by predators who lure the girls with their money then vanish after impregnating them.

Source: Daily Nation July 21, 2020 07:18 UTC