Gender Chief Administrative Secretary Linah Jebii Kilimo on Tuesday said the county has one of the highest prevalence and only strict enforcement of the law can reduce cases. Kilimo said retrogressive cultural practices and other forms of gender-based violence are criminal acts that call for law enforcement and decisive action from the justice system. “Garissa county is leading on FGM prevalence at 94 per cent. Garissa Gender executive Zeinab Abdi Digale urged women to take responsibility given they are both the performers and victims of the vice. "It is not men who perform the act against women, yet it is women who suffer from the act again," Digale said.

Source: The Star May 25, 2021 18:56 UTC