Three convicts among them a grandmother have been sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to practicing female genital mutilation against a young girl in Marakwet.
The convicts appeared before Iten senior resident magistrate Emily Kigen where they confessed to the criminal charges of aiding Female Genital Mutilation.
According to the Prosecution, on November 13 at Talal village in Marakwet East subcounty, the grandmother forced her granddaughter, 19 to undergo FGM against her will.
The other two co-accused faced the charge of conspiracy to practice FGM for failing report the crime despite witnessing it.
The prosecution told the court that on the material day, one of the Neighbours reported to the village elder about the incident who in turn mobilized residents to rescue the girl.
However, by the time the residents reached the home they found that the girl had already been mutilated.
The three pleaded guilty to the charge and in mitigation appealed for leniency from the court saying they will not repeat the offence pledging to be ambassadors in the fight against FGM.
They were jailed for 12 months with an alternative fine of Ksh 200,000.
