Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina has raised concerns about the lack of sanitary pads for school-going children.
Njeri while speaking before the floor of the house on Tuesday said many school-going children in the country are suffering due to the lack of pads yet the government allocated Sh940 million for the same.
She said a meeting with the CS for Gender Aisha Jumwa over the matter is yet to bore fruits.
"I want to confirm that 30 county women reps have had a sitting with the Gender CS Aisha Jumwa and we had a discussion on the sanitary towels.
According to Njeri, Women representatives across the country have been forced to use their personal finances to purchase sanitary pads to enable school-going girls to continue with their education.
"As women reps, we have exhausted our personal finances to buy sanitary towels so that girls can go back to school," she stated.
Njeri regretted that the Sh940 million set aside for the sanitary pads in the budget is yet to used.
He demanded CS Jumwa and her education counterpart Aisha Jumwa to act swiftly and give answers as to why the funds are yet to be used to support the school-going girls.
"In all honesty, we have to be told where is the Sh940 million for sanitary towels. Periods are not something that girls can say that they can do away with It is not an option.
Njeri maintained that a sanitary pad is a basic need for a girl child and the government should therefore ensure there are no delays in their procurement.
She said many students will miss school if the government does not respond to the existing dire demand.
"They have periods every month and I want to urge members to take that matter seriously," she added.
