The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) estimates that last year, about 700 girls in Kuria were circumcised. The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) estimates that last year, about 700 girls in Kuria were circumcised. Girls dropping off school after FGM is commonplace in Kuria that it is not news to locals. Already prosecutedUnicef data collected in 2017 showed that the rate of FGM in the Kuria community was 78 per cent. In November 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to end FGM by 2022 – the year he is leaving office.

Source: Standard Digital June 03, 2021 20:25 UTC