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Kenya Seeks to Boost Girls' Education by Providing Free Sanitary Products

Menstruation often means missing school for many girls in parts of Africa. But should the state provide sanitary products to girls who cannot afford them to prevent them from falling behind in their studies? That question continues to stir debate in several East African countries but especially in Kenya, where President Uhuru Kenyatta last year signed the  Basic Education Amendment Act requiring the government to provide free sanitary towels to schoolgirls.  A 2016 U.N....


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