Garissa stakeholders call for concerted action to protect girls from child marriage, abuse

Students from UmmulKheir Girls’ Junior and Primary School /STEPHEN ASTARIKOGarissa leaders and rights advocates are urging state intervention to establish a functional rescue centre and enforce laws protecting girls from FGM, child marriage and human trafficking.They warned inadequate protection services, limited funding and underreporting of abuse continued to expose girls to violations that threaten their safety, education and future.