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    "content": "An analysis at the regional level showed that primary school enrolment levels in most ASAL counties like Garissa, Tana River, Turkana and others have low enrolment rates of 34 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively, against a national average of 91.4 per cent in 2010. Over 1 million children of school-going age are still not attending school. Those are mainly children from pastoral communities whose lifestyle is recurrent drought in the northern districts of Kenya which makes accessing education extremely difficult. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in ASAL areas, school attendance is often lower compared to other parts of the country. In the lower parts of Kenya, for example, Tana River, children do not attend school because of famine. The School Feeding Programme (SFP) has contributed to keeping more children in school. Despite the increase in campaign efforts for girls to attend school, there are still more boys attending schools than girls. Late enrolment rate of girls is estimated to be at 15 per cent. There is a higher drop-out and low completion rates for girls especially in upper primary and secondary schools in those parts of the country. Between the ages of 16 years to 20 years, only about 35 per cent of girls are still in school compared to 50 per cent boys. Girls also tend to perform poorly compared to boys. It has been determined that boys attain higher average mean scores at national level than girls. The situation is even more desperate in North Eastern Province, Tana River, Turkana and other semi-arid areas where the achievement of girls remains extremely low. Various factors have been given to explain that situation. Rising poverty and marginalization, low levels of economic development, banditry and insecurity and cultural practices all work to hinder girls from realizing the right to education. Girls face more challenges than boys. They are more likely to encounter gender discrimination, lack basic supplies, books and sanitation facilities. Girls are required to combine school work with household chores thus not often completing their school work. Sometimes, they undertake menial jobs for teachers and more are likely to be subjected---"
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