From Form Three dream to house help: Why Homa Bay girls are dropping out of school Gender Just now

According to Population Council Kenya, more than 30 per cent of girls in Homa Bay are lost between primary and secondary school, dropping out to engage in income-generating activities or to get married off.

Homa Bay County Education Director Eunice Khaemba (front left), County Gender Executive Committee Member Elijah Munga (back right), Education Executive Martin Opere (second back right), Nyanza Region Quality Assurance and Standards Officer Alan Omondi and Homa Bay Deputy County Commissioner Philip Kipsang, among other officials, during the launch of Homa Bay County Gender in Education Action Plan 2026-30 on September 9, 2026.

Community awareness "Among the four counties, Homa Bay has the worst dropout prevalence for girls at primary level, because we are seeing more than 30 per cent loss of girls from primary to secondary," Ms Agesa said.