All female KCPE, KCSE candidates will get supply for sanitary towels for three months, Education CS George Magoha has said.
The towels will be provided by the M-Pesa Foundation in conjunction with the Education Ministry.
The foundation has provided 540,000 sanitary towels that will help 188,000 girls in slum areas and poor backgrounds.
The CS spoke at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development headquarters in Nairobi on Monday where he flagged off the towels.
Michael Joseph, who is the foundation’s CEO, also added that lack of the items exposes girls to sexual risks as they attempt to get money to afford the towels.
Last week, the Centre for Women Empowerment in Technology appealed to the government to streamline the issuance of sanitary towels in schools to support girls from poor families.
The NGO said many girls are struggling to purchase sanitary pads and resort to using unsanitary items.
