Mom in central Kenya jailed for 8 months for child neglect, feeding teenaged daughter on bhang

Mom in central Kenya jailed for 8 months for child neglect, feeding teenaged daughter on bhang

The teenaged girl not enrolled in school and had allegedly been introduced to substance abuse – cannabis sativa – by her mother. She fed on bhang when there was no food in the house. Authorities further noted that the girl was often forced to sleep on cold floors outside their squalid house, especially when her mother was entertaining lovers in their poorly maintained hovel.

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Child rights: Kenyan woman arraigned in court for beastly punishing daughter

Child rights: Kenyan woman arraigned in court for beastly punishing daughter

The law in Article 25 of the Constitution provides that every child entitled to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as provided under Article 25 (a) of the Constitution.

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After years of high teenage pregnancy incidence Kisumu County in Lake Victoria Basin sees steep decline

After years of high teenage pregnancy incidence Kisumu County in Lake Victoria Basin sees steep decline

In 2021, Kisumu County reported 21,314 pregnancies in this age group and by 2024, the figure had fallen to 9,773.  Teen pregnancies among older adolescents (15-19 years) also declined consistently over the same period from 314,534 in 2020 to 231,024 in 2024, a drop of 26.6 per cent.

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Cruel husband and wife arrested for burning son’s hands with molten plastics for stealing, eating fish

Cruel husband and wife arrested for burning son’s hands with molten plastics for stealing, eating fish

The minor was then handed over to the Children’s Department in Ndhiwa before being taken to a safe house.

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