The Kenyan government is intensifying efforts to return teenage mothers to school, with an empowerment program in Kisii County benefiting 200 young mothers aimed at supporting their re-entry into the education system.

• Over 200 teen mothers in Bobasi Constituency, Kisii County, are receiving support through an empowerment program.
• Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fully implementing Kenya’s School Re-Entry Policy.
• Kisii Woman Representative Doris Aburi emphasized that returning to school restores hope and dignity for young mothers and condemned rising defilement cases, urging for tougher legal measures against perpetrators.