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Kuppet wants special schools for teenage mothers

A pregnant teenager. PHOTO | FILE

Photo credit: AFP

By  Faith Nyamai

Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The report also shows 24,106 girls between 15- 19 are either pregnant or mothers already.
  • In Kenya, most of the underage girls are believed to have been made pregnant by their teenage boyfriends.

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has asked the state to plan for the establishment of special schools for teenage mothers.

Secretary-general Akelo Misori said the ministry should also put up rescue centres for teenage mothers.

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