This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha attributed the decline to vigorous awareness campaigns across the country, which were spearheaded by the Ministry of Education.
Magoha commended stakeholders who helped alleviate cases of teenage pregnancies in schools, which he said ruin the lives of young girls.
Women teachers played a key role in the campaign, mobilizing their communities to sensitize girls about sexuality at the grassroots level.
The Kenya Women Teachers Association (Kewota) aims to eliminate stigma among victims of teenage pregnancies.
Magoha encouraged parents of teenage girls to participate in the campaign, which aims to reduce teenage pregnancies.
However, the number of dropouts increased from 11,000 in 2018 to 11,950 in 2019, and the number of teenage mothers remains high.
Magoha credited the decline to awareness campaigns, which were launched after former Education CS Amina Mohamed ordered an investigation into teenage pregnancies in 2018.
