The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on FGM
The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting a ban on female circumcision, a move that could make it the first country in the world to reverse legal protections against the practice for millions of women and girls. Politicians in the West African nation’s parliament voted 42 to four on Monday to advance the controversial bill, […]
British woman sentenced to 7 years in jail for taking minor to Kenya to undergo FGM
A woman has been jailed for taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 40, from Harrow, north-east London, travelled to Kenya in 2006 where she took the child to a private house for the procedure, the court heard. At the Old Bailey, Noor was handed a sentence of […]
Couple arrested for allegedly subjecting their 6 months old to FGM
Police in Isiola North have arrested a couple for reportedly subjecting their six-month-old daughter to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). According to the area police boss Collins Sainna, the mother of the baby is currently taking care of the child under close police supervision and will be arraigned alongside her husband in court once the child […]
Minor rescued from undergoing FGM in Narok
Detectives drawn from the Child Protection Unit, on Wednesday, August 3, conducted a successful rescue mission of a Form Two student who was on the verge of undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Naira Sarisa, Narok county. DCI says the minor reached out to her school Head Girl in Nakuru after learning that her parents […]
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 […]
Area Chief reports wife to police for forcing daughter to undergo FGM in Migori
Police officers in Kuria West, Migori County have arrested Veronica Mahati Ghati who is the wife of Kombe Location Chief for allegedly forcing her daughter to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Interestingly, authorities were tipped by the Chief himself. “The matter was reported to the police by the girl’s father (the Chief), who got annoyed […]
Woman cries for justice after being assaulted for not undergoing FGM
A 22-year-old woman from Murpus sub location in West Pokot County is seeking justice after she was allegedly assaulted by her fellow woman because she has not undergone female genital mutilation FGM. The mother of two, who is also a form four student at Werpo Ortum secondary school, said she has been stigmatized on several […]