{"id":5018,"date":"2024-05-22T17:09:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2024-05-22T17:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:09:30","slug":"help-us-fight-teen-pregnancy-sween-khayanga-tells-boda-boda-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=5018","title":{"rendered":"Help Us Fight Teen Pregnancy, Sween Khayanga Tells Boda boda Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>By Violet Omasaja<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Boda bodas in Bungoma county have been called upon to fight against teenage pregnancy within the region to ensure development of a girl child in terms of their education and wellbeing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking at the meeting with bodaboda at Kanduyi, Sween Khayanga advisor of public relations in Bungoma county lamented that their support in providing security amongst their families,neighbours and children is really\u00a0 important in hand with\u00a0 the upbringing of a girl child.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;They are our sisters,daughters and neighbours, we are supposed to be at the frontline to fight for them to reduce teenage pregnancies and see them blossom in their academic field&#8221; said Sween Khayanga.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5017\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240522-WA0052-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240522-WA0052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240522-WA0052-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240522-WA0052-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240522-WA0052-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240522-WA0052-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG-20240522-WA0052.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>Bungoma County Boda boda Riders Chairman Alex Kisuya addressing the press.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She also added that boda boda should participate to reduce insecurities amongst themselves and the public especially girl child so as to fight against teenage pregnancies in Bungoma county.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the other hand, boda bodas lead by their county chair Alex Kisuya are ready to rewrite the narrative that boda bodas are amongst the major causes of chaos and insecurities by cooperating with the government through providing security within their premises,by so doing they will improve the country both economically and socially as whole.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We are ready to work with the leaders who want to support us and change our societies;together we will achieve a lot&#8221;said Kisuya.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Violet Omasaja Boda bodas in Bungoma county have been called upon to fight against teenage pregnancy within the region to ensure development of a girl child in terms of their education and wellbeing. 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