Tina Anyango (not her real name) aged 28 is a widow living in Kuoyo Kaila, East seme Ward in Kisumu County

A 35 year old teacher at ochock kadongo primary school in Kisumu west Sub County was arrested and later released for lack of evidence after defiling a 14 year old girl who had come to his house for tuition

If we can reach the poorest and the most vulnerable populations with quality sexual and reproductive health information and services, we can save many lives and improve countless others

Sexual minorities, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people, face high rates of HIV prevalence

A gay couple were attacked and badly injured by a homophobic crowd at Mororo town in Tana River County

One would expect a 16 year old girl to be in school busy chasing after her dreams and goals in life but that is not the case for 16 year old Moraa who lives in Uloma village in Siaya County.

Two years ago Akinyi lost her one and only sister that she loved so dearly. Her sister died after giving birth at their rural home in Siaya County.

Abdul (not his real name) is a 23-year-old transgender living in Malindi.He was born male, but him she knew she was female as he grew up.

The burden and consequences of unsafe abortions are usually borne by women who are most vulnerable and are least able to access safe abortion services.Most of the vulnerable women are usually poor and reside in rural areas and slums.

Mercy Awino hails from Seme Sub County in Kisumu County. She didn't know what HIV was when her unfaithful husband died four years ago nor did she suspect she might have been infected.

Kenya is one of the four HIV ‘high burden’ countries in Africa. According to National AIDs Control Council, about 1.5 million people were living with HIV infection at the end of 2015.

According to plan international, at least 200 million girls and women alive today on this planet have undergone a form of female genital mutilation. Plan international predicts that’s If the current trends continue, 15 million additional girls between ages 15 and 19 will be subjected to FGM by 2030.

Adolescence is a time where children (both boys and girls) focus on their education and gain skills to be used in adulthood

Coming out and identifying yourself as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or even as Transgender is always a challenge no matter where you live because of the stigma and discrimination that one is bound to face for the rest of their lives.

With the changing world, there is a demand vested upon people to respect rights and freedom of other people.Modernization has even given a voice to the voiceless.The people who never spoke freely like the gays and lesbians can fearlessly come out and demand their rights.

Kevin (not his real name) is gay and he is living with HIV

Gender based violence is a global phenomenon. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced either intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.

"I know I can, be what I wanna be, if I work hard in it, I will where I wanna be” all of us are familiar with this song by Nas

<p>According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, the LGBT community in Kenya often face discrimination and stigma when seeking medical health care services in public hospitals

Teenage pregnancy is both a public health and education problem in Kisumu County and has reached alarming levels. According to Plan International Kenya, teenage pregnancy in Kisumu County has gone up from 22% to 42%. Kisumu west Sub County and Seme Sub County are the hot spots for teenage pregnancy in Kisumu County.

On 4th November 2016, at Ambira Sub County Hospital in Ugunja Sub County in Siaya County, AMREF Health Africa, Africa Alive in partnership with the County Government of Siaya supported by the Government of Canada launched a project that is to address issues of maternal and child health in Siaya County.

According to the Kenya Prevention Revolution Road map, Kisii County has a HIV prevalence of 8%. It is estimated that 63,715 people are living with HIV of which 7,715 are children.

Homosexuality in Kenya is still considered a taboo and unacceptable to the cultural values and morality of Kenyans. Despite various organizations working to protect and improve LGBT rights, same sex marriage is still not permitted in Kenya

In 2012, the Google Zeitgeist Report ranked abortion as top on the list of the subjects Kenyans search for in the ‘How To’ category.

Teenage pregnancy in Siaya County is on the rise.

There is a major concern over the increasing cases of sexual and gender based violence against young girls and boys below the age of 17 years in Kisumu County.

Kenya’s population is growing rapidly at the expense of women’s health. In Kenya, women account for more than a half of its population.

In Kenya, one in five girls between the age of 15 to 19 years is either pregnant or has begun child bearing.

There are nearly 10 million adolescents in Kenya. Out of these 10 million, over 60% attend public or private schools for at least 8 hours a day during the most crucial and critical years of their intellectual, physical, social and emotional development.

Kisumu County has a shortage of Condoms. According to Civil Society Organizations in Kisumu county and county government officials whose names I won’t disclose for fear of losing their jobs, Kisumu public health facilities are not equipped with enough free government condoms.

Kisumu County is among the top 5 counties leading in HIV prevalence in Kenya. Young people between the ages of 15 to 24 years are the most affected in Kisumu County.

Young girls and women between the age of 15 -24 years from all parts of this country are having abortions and are having it for the same reasons. Some of the reasons include: need to continue with their education, being unable to raise the child, need to care for existing children, not in stable relationships and pregnancy being too close to previous birth.pregnancies and abortion is usually restricted in almost all countries Kenya being included.

Two students at Maseno School in Kisumu County have been expelled from the school for being gay. The two students were caught in the dormitory toilet having sex by fellow students who later beat them up so badly before reporting them to the principal. Instead of offering them with proper counselling, the principle was so quick to judge them and sent them packing. The principle claimed that the school had no room for such people and such acts and warned that if anyone was caught in such acts, he would send them packing for good. Expelling the boys was not a wise decision. I wonder how having sex would affect their performance or the school performance. Instead of sending them home the head teacher could have sat down with the boys and offered them proper counselling. What angered me most is that the students who beat them up so badly were never punished at all. They were seen as heroes. I am so sure that if it was a boy caught having sex with a girl, no student would have reported

Fatuma was only 15-years-old when she was forced to marry a stranger who was twice his age. Her dreams of becoming a doctor were shattered. By age 17, Fatuma had already given birth to her second child. Fatuma now is 20 years old and she has five kids.

Belinda Achieng (not her real name) is 16-years-old. She is HIV positive and pregnant. She comes from the rocky sub county of Seme where people have been marginalized for decades.

I was in form two when my father was diagnosed to be HIV positive. I had to leave school and look after my father because he was so ill and no one was there to take care of him. My mother had divorced my dad so I had no other option but to be there for him.

It is estimated that 42 million women and young girls worldwide with unintended pregnancy choose to have abortions and half of all these abortions are unsafe

Over 9 million Kenyans are adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. In Kenya adolescents face many sexual and reproductive health challenges such as early pregnancies, STIs and HIV. According to the Kenya demographic health survey 2014, 11% of girls and 20% of boys aged 15 to 19 years started to have sex before the age of 15 years.

The future of Kenya depends on its ability to invest on youth sexual and reproductive health...

I believe that young people are part of the solution to the many challenges they face, and their problems cannot be resolved by...