NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 27 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged parents, in Bungoma Kilifi and Busia to be more watchful as they raise their female children to stem the high cases of teenage pregnancies in those areas.
Speaking at the Sikusi Catholic Church, he pointed out that it is the duty of a parent to guide, educate, and safeguard his/her female child so that they are not exposed to activities that may lead to early teenage pregnancies.
“I emphasized on the role of parents and urged for their proactive involvement in educating, guiding, and safeguarding the girl child. Let parents be vigilant in preventing the surge of teenage pregnancies in our county,” he stated on X formerly known as Twitter.
The speaker alerted that the inclining rate of of teenage pregnancies in these three counties is alarming and parents should be among the first to be on the high alert.
“The alarming surge in teenage pregnancies within Bungoma, Kilifi, and Busia is concerning,” he said.
NATIONAL NEWS
Wetangula urges parents to be watchful of daughters to stem high cases of teenage pregnancies
Sustainability Watch
More on Capital News
Headlines
The JSC is seeking to fill the vacancy left by the death of Supreme Court Judge Mohamed Ibrahim in December 2025
2027 KENYA ELECTIONS
IEBC Chairman Erastus Ethekon urged Kenyans eligible to register as voters to take advantage of the exercise ahead of the deadline.
Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 — Kenya has signed a framework agreement with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to establish the Eastern...
Capital Health
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 26 — The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is urging global leaders to adopt enforceable equity measures in pandemic preparedness, warning that...
crime
The court ordered the investigating officer to appear and clarify the status of materials reportedly recovered from the suspects, with a view to determining...
Headlines
Presiding Judge Eric Ogolla said the three-judge bench would not be properly constituted, as his counterpart, Justice Anthony Mrima, will be participating in an...
Capital Health
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 — Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called for intensified multisectoral action to address the growing burden of non-communicable diseases...
NATIONAL NEWS
Muli calls out Gachagua for double standards, vows to confront leaders ‘playing games with Ukambani’
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 — National Liberal Party (NLP) leader Augustus Muli has vowed to call out any leader—regardless of ethnicity—who “plays games with...