Lack of sanitary towels stops girls from attending School

>For Olga Elikwita a Form Four student at Matimbwa Secondary School in Bagamoyo  District, missing school on certain days has become a routine.  Like other girls who come from poor families, sanitary towels are luxury items. “There are times I have to miss school because I don’t have sanitary towel. I prefer staying at home for some days since I feel very uncomfortable at school,” says Olga.

Scandal the series seems to have taken a rather long hiatus, maybe the main fixer aka Olivia Pope is in Kenya which is why the Government seems to be on a charm offensive with some rather ingenious methods with the most peculiar so far being his stop for a soda and chapati a roadside kiosk in Machakos.
Well, on his way back the chapati seems to have worked some magic as he pulled over to say hi to a number of school kids by the road.

One of those students got overwhelmed and couldn’t hold back...

A new model for Uganda's lack of schools

The lack of a bridge across the river separating Ibihwa Secondary School and a nearby village where most of students and staff reside, has been cited as an obstacle constraining smooth operation of the school.

>The government yesterday admitted that it owes Sh51 billion in arrears to food suppliers to public boarding schools countrywide, something that has affected the smooth running of the institutions.

>Kegonga Primary School in Kegonga Ward, Tarime District, has been closed down for 14 days due to a lack of latrine facilities.

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These Girls Complain If They Can't Go To School
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Hello pencils, hello books, hello teacher's dirty looks. Yes, school is back in session. And students are no doubt grumbling about the end of the carefree summer. But in some parts of the world, there are kids who don't get a chance to complain about ...

New girls' high school comes aboard
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CONSTRUCTION of a new special high school for girls at the Northern Tarime District is almost ready, thanks to the Central Government that coughed up over 900m/- to finance the project. The high school is being set up in Borega Village, a few kilometres ...

Nine cows will be offered to fathers in areas of northern Kenya to ensure their daughters finish their education, a county governor says.