Belinda is a 13-year-old girl from Kaptolomwo village in Kasei Ward, West Pokot County, Kenya. She is a class 8 candidate at Kaptolomwo Primary School, scheduled to sit for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams later this year. She is a brilliant student ranked index 2 in her school and being a top
It is estimated that one in every four Kenyan girls is married before the age of 18, and one in twenty before their 15th birthday. Boring figures for Kenyans I may say; after all we are used to figures like 9 Billion, 1.9 Billion and the likes. Kenya has some of the most comprehensive laws
Almost 1 in 4 Kenyan girls are married before the age of 18 but who is to blame for this? Kenyans always have excuses of ‘Serikali’, poverty, lack of access to education, culture, and ignorance but in my opinion the blame lies squarely with each and every Kenyan and it’s time to become accountable. Remember
The problem of Child marriage continues to bite in many African countries/communities. Despite Most of them having legal marriage age set at 18 years; the laws has been overlooked and many girls are getting married way below this age. In Kenya it’s estimated that one in every four Kenyan girls is married before the age
