In June 2017, the government of Kenya passed a historic law to give free sanitary towels to school girls aiming at minimizing absenteeism and putting them at par with their male counterparts. Despite the government allocating about $4.7 million in the 2017/2018 financial budget towards this, there are still complaints and accusations to the government on them not keeping their word. Monicah Muhoya, Founder, Heels4Pads joins CNBC Africa for more.
Kenya’s law on free sanitary towels for schoolgirls: To what extent is government keeping its word?
PUBLISHED: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:44:44 GMT