The effects of early pregnancies among the Kenyan youth are the reason why legislatures are keen to find a long lasting solution to the biting social problem.
Molo MP, Francis Kimani has on Thursday, revived the old debate on sex education.
The MP speaking in Nakuru town, said times have changed and it is high time that sex education is incorporated in the curriculum.
“With the new technology in place, even young school children have learnt a lot and therefore, should be assisted on matters of sex education by introducing the same in curriculum,” he said.
“This will help address vices such as early pregnancies and high rate of HIV infections among the youth,” he added.
The effects of early pregnancies have been large-scale a case in point being last year where several KCPE and KCSE students were reported to be heavily pregnant and having to deliver babies amid the national examinations periods. Sad though!
The debate on introducing sex education in both primary and secondary school fizzled into thin air.
The proposals were heard three years ago during the launch of the National Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Policy (ASPRH) 2015.
This however failed upon meeting the Senate, as they claimed that it was an attempt to ‘spoil children.’
Below is an excerpt with the proposed policies:
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