Catherine Kamau aka Kate Actress was rattled by a comment by Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka about teen pregnancies.

Speaking to journalists at his home on Saturday, January 13, 2024, Lusaka said nowadays girls get pregnant and are allowed to go back to school which was not the case in the past.

His statement was interpreted by some people to mean pregnant teens should be barred from continuing with their studies to tame the crisis in the county.

However, the Bungoma governor was forced to clarify his statement following public outcry.

Speaking at Lugulu Girls High School in Bungoma County on Tuesday, Lusaka said he was merely giving an example of how getting pregnant in school was viewed as a taboo.

“I did not say that those girls, early girls who have gotten pregnant should be banned from schools. I gave an example, I said during our time if you got pregnant in fact it was a taboo to get pregnant and if you got pregnant you even fear to go to school you would just discontinue yourself and disappear,” Lusaka said.

“I wanted to correct that. I did not say that in any case, the law protects those girls. It protects both guys, it protects the boys and girls so there’s nobody that can ban them from going," he added.

Kate Actress was among those who interpreted Lusaka's statement to mean that he called on pregnant teens to be barred from continuing with their studies.

The mother of two vented out her anger against the Bungoma in a post on her InstaStories on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

"What kind of madness is this? Of course the woman got herself pregnant and only she should suffer the consequences? Right? These are your leaders. Women I hope you remember this 2027!" Kate Actress wrote.

Kate Actress is a victim of teen pregnancy having dropped out of university after she was knocked up by her boyfriend.

The actress was impregnated at the age of 19 when she was a student in Uganda. She gave birth to her son Leon Karanja in 2006.