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Kenya: Narok Girls in for Pregnancy, FGM Tests When Schools Reopen
Nation, 27 November 2018
Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya has announced plans to subject girls to pregnancy tests before they return to school next year. Read more »
Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya has said it will also be established whether the girls underwent female genital mutilation during the December holidays. Those found to have undergone the cut will be forced to record statements with police as FGM is illegal in the country, those who get pregnant will be forced to reveal the identities of the men responsible.
A pregnant school girl (file photo).
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Tatu Kamau, a Kenyan doctor has filed a petition in the Machakos High Court in eastern Kenya seeking the legilisation of female genital mutilation (FGM). Kamau believes women ... Read more »
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