7 suspects in FGM case arraigned before Nyeri court

Seven suspects, who were arrested on Monday, April 4, 2022, for allegedly participating in the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) of six girls, have been arraigned before a Mukurwe-ini court to face charges. The seven namely Christine Thenya, Alice Wandia, Cecilia Nyaguthii, Rose Mumbi, Esther Ngendo, Aloise Waweru Muriithi, and Wahome Muriuki were arraigned before Resident […]

Relief as 15-year-old girl runs from forced marriage after forced circumcision

A fifteen-year-old girl has shocked many after she walked a hundred kilometers to evade a forced marriage and get back to school after she was forcefully circumcised. Lucy Cherop says that for the last two months she experienced hell on earth after her parents married her off to an old man who forced her to […]

Huge win for Maasai girl as renowned FGM cutters reform

It’s a big win for the Maasai community girls as a section of famous Female Genital Mutilation women cutters in Kajiado County reformed and declared they will champion against the vice. The groups of more than 10 elderly women aged above 60 years have cut more than 30, 000 girls in the community and across […]