This archive report was first published on 19 June 2020.
Published on June 19, 2020, a report revealed that 4,000 schoolgirls aged below 19 years had been impregnated in Machakos County over the past three months.
Ezekiel Mutua, CEO of the Kenya Films Classification Board (KFCB), linked the high cases of teen pregnancies in Machakos to the influence of vulgar Kamba music played on vernacular stations.
According to Mutua, a survey conducted by KFCB in 2017 rated Machakos as one of the top counties in terms of vulgarity.
"The news about 4,000 girls getting pregnant in Machakos County is shocking but not surprising," Mutua stated on Facebook. "In 2017, our survey on the effects of vulgar vernacular music on the youth captured this reality. Machakos County topped for vulgarity."
Mutua also claimed that some Kamba songs encourage sex with children and rape, and that some music bands have even sexualized their stage names.
