Elgeyo Marakwet Deputy Governor Grace Cheserek and Brighter Society Initiative CEO Sadia Hussein join former circumcisers from Marakwet East for a jig during a meeting at Kapchebau in the county. [Wycliff Kipsang, Standard]
The war on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the North Rift has received a big boost after a group of circumcisers from the Marakwet community discarded the retrogressive practice.
The circumcisers have now pledged to be at the forefront in fighting FGM and other harmful practices to the girl-child in the region.
This has been achieved through a series of trainings and empowerment of the elderly women on the dangers of the cultural practice by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)-Brighter Society Initiative.
During a public forum held recently at Kapchebau in Marakwet East, many of the women regretted subjecting women and girls to the retrogressive cultural practice.
Veronicah Suter and Caroline Kisang, who are reformed circumcisers, cited the devastating effects of FGM on the girl-child with many of them bleeding to death.