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Family assets: understanding and addressing child marriage in Turkana
Child marriage is a widespread practice across Turkana, a nomadic pastoralist region in Kenya. This report explores the issue through the voices of those girls affected by it.
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This report by UNICEF Kenya looks at the issue of child marriage in Turkana county, a pastoralist region in Kenya. It finds that the prestige of traditional marriage across all contexts makes it a deeply embedded practice but one that is an urgent child protection issue which needs to be addressed.