Kenya: What the Law Says About FGM

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Female genital mutilation-FGM was defined in 1997 by the WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA as the "partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

FGM contravenes the human rights of the person on whom is conducted. The Constitution in Article 2 provides that any law, including customary law that is not compliant with the Constitution is void. No one can as such argue that FGM is an accepted cultural practice.

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