Hundreds of schoolgirls in Kajiado County miss classes every month as menstrual stigma, lack of sanitary towels and inadequate sanitation facilities continue to disrupt their learning. Speaking during the commemoration of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026 at Ole Lenku Primary School in Isinya Kajiado county, the governor’s wife Edna Lenku said period poverty remains a major…
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