Lack of proper information could be blamed on the high maternal and child mortality cases.

According to the Central Provincial Health Officer, maternal health remains a major challenge in the region with Kirinyaga County being the most affected.

What are our children doing in maternity wards all over the country instead of being in class? Why are babies suckling babies when they should be in the Library preparing to sit their national exams? Why are our adolescents going through such intensive labour pains when their bodies are not ready you handle the process of child birth?

Julia Nabasa had almost given up on her quest to find a family planning method, which was gently to her body yet highly effective.

“The introduction of MoonBeads as a form of contraceptive, came as a beautiful surprise to me seeing that it was natural and had no side effects,” says 29 year old Julia Nabasa.

A locally developed contraceptive could be in the market soon if trials on its effect on the human sperm are successful.

The Aga Khan University is currently in consultations with Institute of Primate Research (IPR), a quasi government institution, on how the study is to be conducted at the University.