Kapchorwa leaders urge govt to fulfil pledge on sanitary towels
Daily Monitor Tuesday April 06 2021 Need. Pupils of Oci Primary School in Ajia Sub-county display their locally made reusable sanitary pads in 2017. FILE PHOTO Summary 40% : Is the percentage of girls that drop out of school in Sebei before they complete primary school, according to Kaserem Home of Talent, a community organisation. Advertisement Jessica Chebet, a Primary Six pupil, says she prefers to stay home during her menstrual period for fear of staining her school uniform. “I fear to stain my uniform and be ridiculed because I don’t have sanitary pads,” she says. Chebet, a pupil a...
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