FGM
CONFIRMED: American NGO Has Launched ‘Adopt a Clitoris’ Campaign in Kenya
On February 11th, the Daily Nation reported on its website and later newspaper that Clitoraid, a US-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), had launched ‘Adopt...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
ChildFund Saves 122 Kenyan Girls From FGM
ChildFund Kenya has urged local and national leaders to step up efforts in eradicating female circumcision, which remains a growing threat to the...
Hakeenah N. Njenga2 Mins read
Former Circumciser: “I could cut 50 to 60 girls every season.”
Young girls subjected to the cruelty of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have their dreams cut short with the future becoming unsure as they...
Hakeenah N. Njenga6 Mins read
Uhuru pledges to end FGM by end of his term
President Uhuru Kenyatta has pledged to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the country by the end of his tenure in 2022. Mr...
Brenda Gamonde2 Mins read
FGM foot soldiers: Role of women in patriarchal communities
Loriakwe, now 20, vividly remembers the day she underwent the cut as per the traditions of her Samburu people. Armed with little knowledge...
Brenda Gamonde3 Mins read
Female circumcision lives on in a modern world with tough laws
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]emale Genital Mutilation (FGM) is widely practised among some East African tribes. It is primarily a cultural, and not a religious, practice although...
Martha Matali4 Mins read
Woman who escaped cut named among most influential people
A Kenyan Maasai woman, who is engaged in a campaign against Female Genital Mutilation, has been cited among 100 Most Influential Persons in...
BT Reporter3 Mins read
KTN anchor wins award for anti-FGM war
Swahili KTN news anchor Ali Manzu won a prestigious accolade for his outstanding contribution towards the fight to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)...
BT Correspondent1 Mins read
