A court in Mandera has today convicted two people for subjecting a minor to Female Genital Mutilation.
Ali Abdullahi Mohamed and Hawa Ibrahim Mursal were sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.
The two were convicted after being found guilty of subjecting a child to harmful cultural rites and performing female genital mutilation.
Over the years, the Kenyan government has been vigilant in its fight against FGM, which is practiced in some communities in the country.
In 2019, Uhuru Kenyatta, the former President of the Republic of Kenya, pledged to eradicate FGM by November 2022.
According to research, Uhuru’s government’s targets are far more ambitious than goal 5.3 of the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, which aims to eradicate FGM by 2030.
According to statistics, at least 200 million girls and women in 31 African countries have been subjected to FGM, with Kenya being one of them.
Furthermore, according to UNICEF, the prevalence of the practice has decreased over the last three decades. It’s also worth noting that not all countries have made progress, and the rate of decline has been uneven.
According to USAID, the Kuria community in Migori county has the highest rates of FGM prevalence in Kenya.
Traditional practitioners perform the majority of FGM, with the exception of the Kisii community, which also practices the same traditional practice.
