Turbo Sub-county has been named as the one leading in cases of school girls pregnancies in Uasin Gishu County.
According to the County Deputy Governor Daniel Chemno, at least 40 girls in Turbo dropped out school last term due to pregnancies.
The deputy governor said the situation is worrying and needs urgent measures and intervention.
Chemno warned that perpetrators behind impregnating teenage girls would be arrested and taken prosecuted.
“We want to warn those behind the rising cases of teenage pregnancies across Uain Gishu County that they would be arrested,” he said.
Briefing the press at his office on Wednesday, the deputy governor added that the rights of girls must be respected and that parents must fully take charge of their teenage girls.
Chemno said that a committee to investigate and propose recommendations on the matter would be established soon.
He said that teenage girls must be given time to study so that they can have better lives and contribute to development.
Chemno said that the future of girls in the county could be blink if the rampant pregnancies are not stamped out.
The deputy governor directed chiefs across the county to report such cases when they occur for action to be take.
Chemno also warned against cultural practices that demean women and girls such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) saying that perpetrators would be dealt with accordingly.