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Kenya: Right to Education and Sanitary Towels

One of the main reasons 500,000 girls miss school every four days has been linked to the lack of sanitary towels, but the government has launched a programme to tackle this dilemma.

VIDEO: Kenya: Billions Allocated for Sanitary Towels

Kenya: Treasury Directed to Give Sh2.6b for Sanitary Pads

Capital FM, 8 May 2012

Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Tuesday directed the Treasury to allocate Sh2.6 billion for sanitary towels in the next financial year. Read more »
Kenya: Safaricom Donates Pads to Girls in Siaya

The Star, 9 March 2012

THE Safaricom Foundation yesterday donated reusable sanitary pads to three schools in Nyanza and North Eastern provinces to mark the International Women's Day. About 500 girls from… Read more »
Kenya: Mirera School Gets Food, Sanitary Towels Donations

The Star, 13 February 2012

Pupils of Mirera Primary School in Naivasha yesterday received a donation of food and sanitary towels from Administration Police officers. The plight of the pupils had been… Read more »
Kenya: Traders' Plea Over Sanitary Pads Plan

The Star, 1 February 2012

Two Limuru entrepreneurs have called on the government to enact the sanitary towels distribution project for primary schools in the semi arid areas. Read more »
Kenya: Provide Girls With Sanitary Towels, Mutoko Tells State

The Star, 7 November 2011

RADIO presenter Caroline Mutoko on Thursday called upon the government to initiate measures that will equip girls with sanitary towels, to enable them concentrate on their studies.… Read more »
Kenya: Sanitary Towels to Schools By November, Prime Minister Orders

The Star, 25 October 2011

Prime Minister Raila Odinga has directed the Education ministry to start distributing sanitary towels to schools across the country by the start of November. Read more »
Kenya: Free Pads for School Going Girls

The Star, 1 July 2011

School going children in all public schools will start receiving sanitary towels any time from now. Children rights activists say the 300 million shillings set aside to buy the… Read more »
Kenya: Right to Education And Sanitary Towels

The Star, 15 June 2011

In 2003 when the Narc government came to power, they promised to introduce the issuance of free sanitary towels in schools. On May 24, 2011 the Prime Minister Raila Odinga revived… Read more »
Kenya: Free Pads Should Benefit the Needy

The Star, 28 May 2011

It's that time of the year again: Budgets are due to be read shortly, and I'm sure Uhuru Kenyatta and his colleagues are working late, rounding up the millions, and mapping out… Read more »