‘Acha Kumangana ovyo ovyo!’ That is the message from Dr Kireki Omanwa a fertility expert.
Well the good doctor did not use the exact words but that is the language that most Kenyans understand.
According to a 2016 World Bank report, fertility rate in Kenya has reduced significantly from seven children in 1965 to three in 2016.
So why have Kenyans become infertile over time? Dr. Omanwa says it is because of the STDs that most of the young people are struggling with.
Chlamydia, is one of the most common disease that has reduced fertility among Kenyans.
Whereas the disease is treatable, the doctor said the current norm of having multiple sexual partners risk spreading the health crisis even further.
“As a man, you may think that you are being macho when you have multiple sexual partners, but what you don’t know is that maybe you are spreading the virus to others who will in turn infect their partners as well,” said Omanwa.