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It’s a tough time to be a child during the long school break

Children playing in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on March 27,2020.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The teenager threatened to take her life if she was not able to terminate the pregnancy.
  • My friend Martin is only 15, but he now rides boda bodas to get money for his upkeep.

I live in Matungu in Mumias, Kakamega County. I know some girls in my village, Ejinja, who will not go back to school when they are reopened because they are pregnant. 

Recently, we learnt that a 15-year-old girl was desperately looking for a way to get rid of her two months old pregnancy because she was afraid of her harsh father. She said that she was also afraid to face the criticism of friends and villagers.