Kenya: Luo Elders Blame Family Planning for Low Numbers

26 February 2020

The recently released data on Kenya's population continues to elicit mixed reactions, with a faction of the Luo Council of Elders blaming the low numbers of the community on family planning.

Nyandiko Ongadi, the leader of the faction, says the community's adoption of modern family planning methods, which affect their ability to conceive when they reach their reproductive age. He added that girls have been introduced to these methods at a young age.

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