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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 22 Jun 2017

    Kenya's schoolgirls to get free sanitary pads from government http://bbc.in/2rFnBbU pic.twitter.com/v6eZm36ebD

    2:58 AM - 22 Jun 2017
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    13 replies 135 retweets 154 likes
      1. Sally Norton‏ @sallyannenorton 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Well I sincerely hope they get through to everyone. Lots of girls in Kenya missing school every month due to lack of funds @Memusi_Tweets

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      1. Queen Yusuf‏ @QueenYusuf4 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is really a good news. Am so glad for Kenya govt recognising the difficulties children of the poor go through financially. #go girls.

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      1. Rising Winners Youth‏ @RisingWinners 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @RH_Supplies

        Free sanitary pads have cushioned supplies gap & lack of information to provide an Avenue for parents & communities understand why important

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      1. Rodger Muwanguzi‏ @mhrodger 23 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @blessed_pison

        Did it actually happen?

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      1. Kyakwambala waladde‏ @kyakwambala 23 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @CrystalANewman

        And in uganda. What do they get from government as freebies in their periods

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      1. Samuel Muchunguzi‏ @MuchunguziSam 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        good idea if not politics to seek another presidential term

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      1. jack_brefo‏ @JacksonBrefo 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A Ghanaian government promised but couldn't do.

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      1. Florence Mwale  🇲🇼‏ @Flow_Mwale 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        We need this in #Malawi.

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      1. Queen M‏ @QueenBMat 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Cc @BWGovernment

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      1. GENO ERIC‏ @genoeric1 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Uganda government should pic a leaf from the neighbor #UgandaYaani

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      1. William Ntakuka‏ @Ntakuka 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @Endungoret good news right!

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      2. moeketsi seisa‏ @moeketsi_seisa 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        the effects of westernisation on africa aevident

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      3. #ConcernedCitizen‏ @GhettoMonger 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @moeketsi_seisa @BBCAfrica

        Positive thou

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      4. moeketsi seisa‏ @moeketsi_seisa 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @GhettoMonger @BBCAfrica

        no negetive..what were those girls using before the introduction of sanitary pads?

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      5. #ConcernedCitizen‏ @GhettoMonger 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @moeketsi_seisa @BBCAfrica

        Hahahhahaaha brah move with tym...after all tha word #sanitary says it all

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      6. moeketsi seisa‏ @moeketsi_seisa 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @GhettoMonger @BBCAfrica

        the west corrupts the Minds of our people to make them think their way of life is rubbish

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      7. moeketsi seisa‏ @moeketsi_seisa 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @moeketsi_seisa @GhettoMonger @BBCAfrica

        before our people knew about these pads..there was no demand for them..

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      1. ©AMS‏ @Ansensampa 22 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Not bad at all

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