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Kwale hub of teen mothers, poverty and school dropouts

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Despite recent gains, teen pregnancy in Kwale remains relatively high at 15 per cent among girls aged 15 and 19. [File, Standard]

Mwanaisha Zecha, 20, has to earn a living: she has no option. She is a mother of two: a three-year-old and a nine-month old.

Zecha sells different kinds of linen all over Tiwi, Ukunda and Diani areas in Kwale County. Profits are meagre. "In a good month I may make Sh5,000," she says.

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