allAfrica.com: PanAfrica: Education-Africa: Breaking the Link Between Pregnancy And Dropping Out: "At present, just a handful of countries in Africa have instituted laws that make it compulsory for schools to re-admit young mothers. The experience of these states has highlighted the need for officials not only to pass the relevant legislation - but also ensure that it is implemented.

'Where such laws exist, authorities must make sure they are enforced. It is my belief that this will drastically reduce the gender gap in education,' said Mlama, citing Kenya as one of the countries where the political will to implement the law had been lacking."