Those lovers of pornography content may never gain access to it if KNEC chairman Prof George Magoha is granted his wish. Magoha wants all pornography content websites blocked in the country.
He argued that the continued availability of the immoral sites was the main reason the country was experiencing a spike in teenage pregnancies.
Magoha wants Pornography sites blocked!
George Magoha, the Kenya National Examinations Council boss, wants pornography sites blocked in the country.
According to him, such websites are to blame for the spiralling cases of teenage pregnancies reported during the national exams.
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He further blamed authorities and parents alike for not talking to their girls enough about family planning.
The tough-talking boss further accused some authorities of encouraging the behaviour terming it as a process of multiplying to fill the earth as advocated for by the Bible.
UPDATE: KNEC boss Prof. George Magoha wants pornography sites blocked in the country saying they contributes to teenage pregnancies. pic.twitter.com/yaYkeBmyG5
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He also called for the re-introduction of sex lessons as he acknowledged that it was necessary to curb the ballooning cases of teenage pregnancies.
Kenya National Examination Council @ExamsCouncil George Magoha wants pornography sites blocked in the country, claims it contributes to teenage pregnancies. He reiterated calls for introduction of lessons on sexual education in schools. #KCPE2018#KCPE2018 pic.twitter.com/wnsxX1Nt6z
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According to a recent research by the United Nations Populations fund, more than 378,000 teenage girls fell pregnant between the July 2016 and June 2017.
In 2018 alone, more than 14,000 teenagers were reportedly pregnant in Kilifi County alone with the original figure estimated to be higher as some went unreported.
Do you think blocking pornographic sites will help curb teenage pregnancies as argued by KNEC chairman Prof Magoha?