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Northern Kenya which in largely inhabited by people of Somali origin, educating a girl is like touching a live electric wire, there is a Somali saying which goes by ‘‘ Gabar ama Gunti rageed ama God hakajirto” literally meaning a girl should either be married or in the grave. It’s this saying I think that encouraged most Somali parent not to educate girl child unlike boys.
Boys are encouraged to enroll to learning institution, because they believe, boys outdo girls in education and what they are best to do is helping their mothers to do house chores. Many Girls are at home doing domestic work and their brothers are busy studying, I spoke to one of them and she said she badly needs education.
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