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Cows offered to keep Kenyan girls in school in Laikipia | Cows offered to keep Kenyan girls in school in Laikipia |
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Cows will be given to fathers in northern Kenya if they ensure their daughters remain in school, a county governor has said. | Cows will be given to fathers in northern Kenya if they ensure their daughters remain in school, a county governor has said. |
The governor of Laikipia county, Joshua Irungu, told the BBC that nine animals would be offered to rural families. | The governor of Laikipia county, Joshua Irungu, told the BBC that nine animals would be offered to rural families. |
Under Kenyan laws a parent who fails to take his child to school risks being imprisoned. | Under Kenyan laws a parent who fails to take his child to school risks being imprisoned. |
But child marriages are common among Kenya's pastoral communities, which often depend on a bride's dowry. | But child marriages are common among Kenya's pastoral communities, which often depend on a bride's dowry. |
The BBC's Robert Kiptoo in the capital, Nairobi, says that the governor intends to start up a livestock breeding centre in the area in order to sustain the project. | |
The county plans to fund the project with help from local stakeholders. | The county plans to fund the project with help from local stakeholders. |
Mr Irungu said that the project is not an inducement but a way of empowering poor families so that they can afford to send their daughters to school. | Mr Irungu said that the project is not an inducement but a way of empowering poor families so that they can afford to send their daughters to school. |
He added that the county would also look at issues for boy students. | He added that the county would also look at issues for boy students. |
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