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Child sexual harassment increases 26pc during coronavirus lockdowns

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A girl who was defiled and got pregnant in Uasin Gishu during an interview on April 22, 2019. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

By  KEVIN ROTICH

Sexual abuse among children rose last year when companies implemented working from home to protect employees from Covid-19.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data shows that defilements increased to 6,801 in 2020 from 5,397 in 2019, a 26 percent increase.

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