Covid-19 nightmare of out-of-school adolescent parents in Kenya
Teenage pregnancy and early marriage continue to be significant problems for Kenya’s adolescent girls, limiting their ability to complete school and maximise their potential. PHOTO | FILE| NMG
Twelve-year-old Hafeeza Daud (not her real name) was a happy girl who loved school. In January last year, she reported back to what would ordinarily have been a long school term in a primary school in Kajiado County.
Having just joined class eight, she looked forward to joining secondary school after her final exams later in the year. Like many young learners, she had big dreams. She wanted to become an air hostess to fly Unknown to Hafeeza, her life was about to take an unexpected turn.
