Girls urged to tone down seductive behaviours to reduce teenage pregnancies

Mishale

Elder Lister
Machakos woman rep Kamene urges girls to tone down seductive behaviours to reduce teenage pregnancies

Machakos woman representative Joyce Kamene has condemned the rising cases of teenage pregnancies across the country. The legislator, in the same breath, urged young girls to tone down on seductive behaviours that make their male counterparts thirst for them thinking they are ripe.

Speaking during the unveiling of 10, 0000 litres of 60 water tanks at in Mlolongo, on Thursday, July 2, Kamene also prevailed on local administrators to be vigilant and report cases whenever they happen despite incidents of intimidation.
"In case you fear intimidation bring culprits in my offices, we can't allow younger girls' bright future to be spoilt because of a few people who cannot hold their horses,” she said. The MP went ahead to say that the war against teenage pregnancies could not be won if the girls themselves could not be the first ones to take responsibilities.

“Girls should stop using vulgar language in their conversations in presence of male counterparts. Exhibiting seductive behaviours makes them look like they are ripe for intercourse yet this is not true. It's a faux pas for a 13-year-old girl to say hi to her father's age mate, this is suggestive that you know what, am ripe!” she posed.

The woman representative also raised objection against sexual education in schools, saying it would enhance, not reduce teenage pregnancies because the teens are prone to doing experiments.
"What is learnt will be experimented by the teens. There will be more cases of pregnancies if we allow these issues in our curriculum,” she added.

She nonetheless, rejected Nakuru senator Susan Kihika’s controversial bill on progressive abortion to younger girls.

Read more: https://www.tuko.co.ke/366055-macha...ve-behaviours-reduce-teenage-pregnancies.html


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what's your take on this whole issue of teenage pregnancy?
is the Machakos women reps advice the best solution to tackling this issue?
or is this something that has always happen and will continue to happen?
should we blame the girls for their seductive behaviour or the boys/men for preying on young girls?
 

Mishale

Elder Lister
It just goes with the wind, we are at a point of no return, our society has been washed down with western immorality.
It’s the vulgar lyrics by musicians which is misleading the minds of the young, unapata a minor 13 years old akiambia mwanaume mzima “nikikupea utawezana”
western media/lifestyle has really given us a beating.
even girls and boys younger than 10 have already been brainwashed. there was a video of two girls less than 5 years who were gyrating like grownups. also another of a girl almost 2 or 3 years.
the parents are also into the western culture and they see no wrong/mistake.

could the solution then be adopting the western world's solution? am sure they also found themselves in this same situation and they found away out. (Sex Education in schools)
 

Bush hopper

Lister
I blame all those teenage pregnancies on men. A man should know a gal to use condom and a mature woman to dry fry. Plus what love is there between a mature man and a school ghel? I think castration is a viable solution to purge away those perverted genes
 

Mishale

Elder Lister
Why men should play key role in attaining zero teen pregnancies
Monday July 06 2020


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It is time to flatten the curve on teenage pregnancy through a multisectoral approach where every man takes action. PHOTO | AFP

Summary
  • The earlier the parents understand things are getting out of hand with the Information Age, the better.
  • But we are creeping into a lazy culture where a child is under total, if not absolute, neglect.


By MWONGELA MIKWA
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The role of men in achieving zero teenage pregnancies by 2030 in Kenya is paramount.

Players such as the government, religious organisations and civil society have put measures to this end but the extent to which men uphold the challenge is yet to be explored and exploited. And despite all energies being channelled into the challenge, no good news is forthcoming.

As the discussion on the subject matter spirals into a vicious cycle of clumsy results day in, day out, it is time we took decisive action: Challenge men to act or shut up. Of late, there have been hot discussions and suspicious figures of pregnant schools girls making rounds on social media. These girls do not get pregnant by themselves; there is a man involved, of whichever age.

Whereas, and reasonably so, no parent, despite our varied cultures, is delighted to see their underage daughter pregnant or married off, there is an urgent need for parents to change tack in their approach towards teenage girls.

The earlier the parents understand things are getting out of hand with the Information Age, the better. They must endeavour to understand their children and fit in the new culture; what worked in the past century in administering discipline to girls does not work anymore.

TEENAGE GIRLS
The parents of the present generation of teenage girls lived, and were brought up, in a communal culture. A child was everybody’s responsibility. But we are creeping into a lazy culture where a child is under total, if not absolute, neglect.

A parent throws a child in school and the teachers are expected to take care of the many children and run into all manner of blame in case things get bad.

While technological advancements herald a better life in many aspects, the misgivings are also on the rise. A little child in a remote village with access to the internet and in possession of a gizmo can communicate globally and probably get sexually bullied by an irresponsible adult from a far-off corner of Earth. But the internet is here to stay; we have to brace for worse and pick what we ought to from it to save our young girls and boys in the age of cyberculture.

But this is not the time to accept irresponsible cultures such as comprehensive sexuality education. Even the proponents of such outrageousness would not be happy to have their children on such programmes. What should be on the discussion table is age-appropriate sexuality education.


SEX EDUCATION
Let our professionals design a model of delivering sex education to children in the most appropriate way, not holistically swallowing mundane concepts and frames from a West that operates at different times and environment. Just as they rejected some of our cultures, we should shun some of theirs with no apologies.

As we rally support for the girl-child, let’s also put an equal emphasis on boys. From the outset, the boy-child must be taught responsibility. To put an end to early teenage pregnancies and child marriages, we must have a purposive and a candid dialogue with the boys.

Take the case of the 4,000 cases of teenage pregnancy reported in Machakos County recently: 4,000 families will face unprecedented financial constraints and life will never be the same again. But what if the men involved had said ‘no’?

The world over, there have been intersectional theorists who, knowingly or otherwise, are creating a strong girl-child while ignoring that this girl will live in a society with the boys. In the spirit of leaving no one behind, we must love both in equal measure. Unless we purposely create a balance, we will be handing the future generation a poisoned chalice.

The promise of a bigger and better future lies in everyone taking responsibility. We cannot afford to have a future without strong men and women. But most importantly, let’s flatten the curve on teenage pregnancy through a multisectoral approach where every man takes action.

 

Mishale

Elder Lister
Irate bishop asks girls to stop giving their bodies in exchange for kangumu

Elgeyo Marakwet bishop David Kipsoi has lashed out at girls who give it up too easily - He warned young teens against spreading their legs for anyone who approached them with goodies like kangumu -

The cleric pointed out that girls had the power to turn down men's advances An angry bishop from Elgeyo Marakwet has had it up to here with the rising cases of teen pregnancies across the country. David Kipsoi cast the blame on girls claiming that the person who holds the honey pot has the power to either say yes or no when approached by a man.

In a video shared on Facebook, the clergyman wondered why a couple of girls gave in easily to the traps of bodaboda riders and village boys who always wanted to smash them. I want to ask you, who holds the power? The one who is borrowed or the borrower? If you are a girl and a man keeps making passes at you, why not just say no?” David inquired.



He added that men are not shareholders of women’s bodies and therefore should not have any power over them. He asked young girls to learn the power of saying no and moving on with their lives. The pastor further explained that delayed gratification is often underrated and intimacy can be enjoyed even at old age because the spark always burns.

Read more: https://www.tuko.co.ke/366753-irate-bishop-asks-girls-stop-giving-bodies-exchange-kangumu.html
 
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