Siaya County has raised concerns over persistently high new HIV infections, particularly among adolescents, even as the region celebrates remarkable progress in combating the epidemic.
By locking out teenagers, Kenya denies them a chance to engage with national politics at the very stage when they are forming their civic identities.
Detectives from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit (AHTCPU) have launched investigations into a suspected human trafficking syndicate after two 14-year-old teenagers were rescued.
Teenagers are perfectly aware of the dangers but play them down, stressing the positive aspects like fun, the shared experience and the thrill of breaking the rules