{
  "id": 19786866,
  "title": "Kirinyaga records 174 child abuse cases as teenage pregnancies hit 15%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/kirinyaga-records-174-child-abuse-cases-as-teenage-pregnancies-hit-15",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T09:10:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kirinyaga-records-174-child-abuse-cases-as-teenage-pregnancies-hit-15"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kirinyaga County Commissioner Shuffaa Mwanjuma has raised an alarm over rising cases of child abuse and teenage pregnancies, calling on parents and community leaders to strengthen child protection measures. Mwanjuma revealed that records from the Children’s Office showed that 174 children had been defiled or subjected to other forms of abuse, describing the figures as […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}