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It’s Monday, and the weather is calm and sun-kissed in the Plateau area of Nyakach Sub-County, Kisumu County. Beneath this serene atmosphere, however, a troubling issue is quietly brewing, threatening the lives of young girls in their formative years, and the future of the Nyakach community.
At a community-organised gathering, which brings together various stakeholders to discuss the escalating crisis of teenage pregnancies, we notice a small group of young girls gathered in one corner of the dome tent where the discussions are taking place.
Upon inquiring, one of the event organisers informs us that the young girls in school uniforms are, in fact, mothers. Some have their babies with them, either under their care or nearby, being looked after by their own mothers, who have effectively become nannies to their grandchildren, born to their underage daughters.
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