Kikwete explained the need for added emphasis on education of the girl child, saying, “When girls are married too young, they are denied equal access to education.”
Kikwete alieleza haja ya kuongeza msisitizo katika elimu ya mtoto wa kike, akisema, “Wasichana wanapoolewa wakiwa wadogo sana, wananyimwa fursa sawa ya kupata elimu.”