A police officer was killed on Monday by a gang that attacked a rescue team that had busted a female genital mutilation rite in Embobut Forest, Elgeyo Marakwet County. The team rescued six girls and took them to the hospital before the gangs protecting the circumcisers pursued them to the police post. "There was a rescue operation for girls undergoing FGM and some of the girls had already been mutilated. At the Chesoi rescue centre, the county police commander said there were at least 71 girls rescued from FGM. "We have this challenge of girls undergoing FGM in this region, especially in Embobut and Endoo wards where the numbers are alarming and we have been able to rescue some girls," she said.

Source: Daily Nation December 12, 2023 09:48 UTC