Nominated senator Miraj Abdilahi and her counterpart Gloria Orwoba have stressed on the need to uplift girl child education through provisions of sanitary towels to ensure they stay in school.

The duo wants the government to increase budgetary allocation to lead the distribution of menstrual sanitary towels to public schools to keep girl children in school at the coast.

Menstruation often means missing school for many girls in parts of Kenya. It's for this reason that the two legislators wants special budgets to deal with the distribution of free pads to needy girls.

Speaking in Mombasa after the distribution of over 10,000 sanitary towels at the Central girls secondary school, Miraj said she targets to ensure girl child get equal rights to education like their male counterparts.

Miraj has pledged to table a Child parent care and protection Bill 2023 in senate ,that will champion for the rights of girlchild specifically those that are affected by teenage pregnancies.

"We are pushing for laws in the parliament to ensure even those that got pregnant during their early age get a second chance in schools,"said Abdilahi.

On his part Mombasa county deputy commissioner Ronald Mwiwawi regretted that girl child education has continued to lag behind in Mombasa.

"The quality of education in Mombasa as a whole has been very low,therefore to bridge this gap,there is need for concerted efforts to give girlchld that competitive edge,by ensuring girls stay in school,"said Mwiwawi.

The deputy county commissioners promised to create a safe and secure environment to promote education in Mombasa.

"We are going to ensure that urban security is paramount,we are going to dismantle all the criminal gangs to ensure a safe environment for children to go to school,"He added. 

Senator Orwoba said the government has a plan to ensure all school going girls get sanitary towels and go back to school.

"There is that bill in parliament that when it's passed it will ensure all girls in the reproductive age get sanitary towels in schools,"said Orwoba.

Mombasa county director James Mureithi applouded the legislators for the good gesture and now says it complements the efforts done by the government.

"We will work with all leaders to transform education in this great county,said Mureithi adding that the 100 percent transition has continued to ensure more children in schools."

"It's a success ,we are going to work closely and ensure it succeeds 100 percent,"Mureithi said.