PS Bitok orders schools in Kisii to readmit over 200 teenage mothers

Basic Education Principal Secretary Prof. Julius Bitok has ordered schools across the Gusii region to readmit more than 200 teenage mothers without conditions, saying they deserve another chance at education.

Speaking on Friday at Sungubo Grounds in Bobasi, Bitok lauded Kisii County Woman Representative Dorice Donya for criss-crossing the county to ensure teenage girls return to school.

He noted that some of the girls had also been supported with business start-up capital to boost their economic growth.

Leaders in attendance called for punitive punishment for perpetrators of defilement in villages, as cases continue to rise in rural areas.

"They are defiled in the bushes na tunasema wenye wanafanya hivyo wanastahili wafinywe."

Kangaroo courts were also cited as the greatest impediment to fighting the vice.