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Why Bungoma's teenage girls get pregnant to stay in school

Cardinal Otunga Girls students break into a dance during an empowerment ceremony at their school. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

“I’d Rather Get Pregnant Than Miss School. I’d rather get pregnant twice a year than miss school for good.”

It is a disturbing confession, but for many schoolgirls in Bungoma County, Western Kenya, it reflects a cruel reality shaped by poverty, menstrual stigma, and a society that continues to neglect the needs of adolescent girls.

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