The teenage pregnancy and motherhood rate in Kenya stands at 18%1. This implies that about 1 in every 5 teenage girls between the ages of 15-19 years, have either had a live birth or are pregnant with their first child. The rate increases rapidly with age from 3% among girls aged 15, to 40% among girls aged 19.

The situation varies by County with some counties being disproportionately affected than the others. The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS)report (2014) further indicates that teenage pregnancy and motherhood rates have remained unchanged since 2008, implying that many girls continue to drop out of school; continue to experience health related challenges including mortality and morbidity due to birth related complications and unsafe abortion; and are in some instances forced into early marriages.