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5 women arrested in Bomet as authorities intensify FGM crackdown
24th November, 2025 10:03 PM
Police in Chepalungu Sub-County, Bomet County, have arrested five women suspected of undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as part of a multi-agency effort to curb the illegal practice.
According to a police report released on Monday, November 24, 2025, the women were arrested after the suspected procedure was carried out on two young women, both aged 23.
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The operation, which took place on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Cheptalelio village within Sigor location, led to the arrest of two main suspects.
The report under OB No. 10/23/11/2025 identified the five as Faith Chesang Mutai and Faith Cherotich Rono, both adult females from Cheptagum village in Sugumeriga location.
“Be informed that the above exercise was conducted by the multi-agency team at Cheptalelio village, Ariyet sub-location within Sigor location and two suspected victims arrested,” part of the report read.
Police further indicated that the FGM procedure was conducted at the house of Faith Rono.
The person suspected of performing the mutilation, identified only as Jescar, a female adult, is still at large.
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The victims were later traced to the residence of a woman identified as Tabutany Tendene, also known as Obot Jane, where they were found by the multi-agency team.
“The victims underwent FGM in the house of Faith Rono, and the initiator was a female adult, namely Jescar. They were transferred to the house of Tabutany Tendene, where they were found,” police said in the report.
Following their arrest, the two women were escorted to Sigor Sub-County Hospital for medical examination, where it was confirmed that they had undergone the illegal procedure, which is prohibited under Kenya’s Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act, 2011.
Representatives from the Gender, Culture and Children Services docket, during the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child held at Siongiroi in Chepalungu on October 11, 2025, challenged residents to end the practice at the grassroots level, especially in Bomet County, where incidents remain high.
It was revealed that the county’s FGM prevalence stands at 26 per cent, significantly higher than the national average of 15 per cent, a situation described as alarming and harmful to girls’ education, health and overall wellbeing.
“While the national FGM prevalence is at 15 per cent, the significantly higher rate of 26 per cent in Bomet County alone poses a serious concern,” officials noted while addressing residents.
