Dr. Githinji Gitahi, the CEO Amref Africa on Tuesday sent a passionate appeal to professor George Magoha who was recently picked to take over the Ministry of Education cabinet secretary's slot from Amb. Amina Mohamed.
Githinji, evidently appalled by a revelation that Kilifi County had already recorded 2884 pregnancies among 15-19-year-old girls as from January to March this year, sought Prof Magoha's intervention.
Through his Twitter handle, Dr Githinji asked Magoha to vouch for the implement comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in order to tame the vice.
He asked the cabinet nominee to consider having a framework for the implementation of sexuality education in schools, warning that the situation could get out of hand.
The Amref boss stated that CSE applied together with the Ministry of Health policy on adolescent sexual reproductive health would allow information on sexuality and availability of family planning choices for adolescent girls who are falling prey to untamed men.
"Why are we doing this to our children! Why can’t we be courageous and implement Comprehensive Sexuality Education in schools against all forces against it?? We will be judged!!" feared Dr Githinji, in his message to Prof Magoha and the Health CS Sicily Kariuki.
Githinji blamed the church and moralizing adults for playing a blocking role in the implementation of the CSE in schools, leaving the vulnerable girls exposed to childhood motherhood.
Last year, Bishop David Oginde the presiding bishop of Christ is the answer ministries (CITAM) wrote to the Standard why the church opposes bid to introduce sex education in schools.
Bishop Oginde, in his article, held that many parents and family organizations are in full support of wholesome sex education, however, there is a great concern should such be part of class work.
Oginde opined that unlike traditional sex education, CSE is highly explicit with an almost obsessive focus on children obtaining sexual pleasure.
He further added that CSE promotes promiscuity and high-risk sexual behaviours as though they are healthy and normal.
The CSE implementation still remains a great controversy among Kenyans as statistics of teenage pregnancies keep rising across the country.