Students at Karabok High School in Oyugis in Homabay County have been forced to old socks as sanitary pads during their menses.
Esther Atieno a form one student says this is due to the high cost of the commodity in her school.
She says many girls in her school miss classes during their menstrual cycle forcing some of them to share the few pads they have with their friends.
She says they are yet to see the government distribute sanitary pads in their school despite getting assurances that this will be done.
Ghetto Radio is collecting sanitary pads in order to help young girls like Atieno and her school mates. Any willing contributor is requested to drop their contributions at Ghetto Radio Offices in Nairobi’s Ngara area at Security building.
AUTHOR: SYLVIA WEMA