By Kepher Otieno - The Standard
The Bill Gates Foundation has released about Sh2 billion to check population growth. While the population grows, the national resources such as land remain scarce. Therefore, it is important that each family adopts safe family planning methods to cope with high cost of living.
The Bill Gates Foundation is keen to see Kenya embark on reproductive health control measures to check population growth.
The funds would be used to roll out an urban reproductive health programme in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu from July 1.
The project dubbed Tupange is expected to increase and sustain use of contraceptive devices among low-income families in urban areas.
Similar programmes would also be undertaken in Nigeria India and Senegal over a five-year period.
The national project co-ordinator Nelson Keyonzo said Tupange would help Kenyans realise Vision 2030 through birth control.
Mr Keyonzo urged urban families to guard against ‘reckless’ procreation to avoid running into financial difficulties.
"Urban population is about 32 per cent of Kenyan population. But surveys show the figure is likely to rise by 60 per cent," he said.
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