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Recent and Lifetime Migration Patterns in Nairobi County
Nairobi is a city of migrants, with nearly half its population born outside the county. Nairobi offers numerous opportunities for jobs, education, and higher incomes, which attracts migrants from all other counties. In 2019, Nairobi had a migration rate of ...
Lifetime and Recent Migration in Kenya by County
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another and can be internal or external. Internal migration occurs when people move within the same region or country. In contrast, external migration happens when people leave one country for ...
Number of Children per Woman | Fertility Rates in Kenya
The total fertility rate is the number of children a woman is expected to have if she lives to the end of her childbearing years. In Kenya, the fertility rate was 3.4 children per woman in 2019, meaning women get, ...
Access to Basic Sanitation Services in Kenya by County
Poor sanitation is one of the leading risk factors for death in Kenya, with 9,012 people estimated to die from unsafe water sources annually. Similarly, 7,588 die from unsafe sanitation, and 7,499 die from lack of access to safe handwashing ...
Population Access to Electricity in Kenya by County
Electricity access is a household's connectivity to sufficient electricity capable of providing a minimum amount of energy to power a basic bundle of services such as phone charging, lighting several bulbs, radio, TV, and fan.[1]
According to the World Energy ...
Teenage Pregnancy Rates in Kenya by County
The teenage pregnancy rate is the share of the female population aged 13 to 19 that becomes pregnant in a given year. It is linked to child marriages and the associated increase in fertility rates among teenagers in a population.
In ...
Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies in Kenya
Teenage or adolescent pregnancies occur in girls and women below the age of twenty. It also includes women who have attained the age of majority but become pregnant in their teens.
On the other hand, child marriages are unions between girls ...
Child marriages linked to higher fertility rates
Even though the extent of child marriages has reduced over the years, UNICEF estimates that approximately 650 million women today were married before they turned eighteen.[1]
In Kenya, 4.1% of females and 3.9% of males aged 12 – 15 were ...
Child Marriages in Kenya by County
The marriage of a person below the age of eighteen years is considered a child marriage. In Kenya, marriages are considered legitimate only if the individuals involved are above the age of eighteen years.[1]
Despite this distinction, terms such as ...
Divorce and Separation Rates in Kenya
Kenyan law anticipates and provides the legal procedures and grounds for divorce or separation, therefore recognizing the validity of marriage termination.
Even though divorce and separation describe the termination of marriages, separation differs from divorce in that separated couples may not ...