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Secret FGM practices pose new challenge in fight to end the cut

Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Board Chief Executive Officer Bernadette Loloju.[Bernard Orwongo, Standard]

For decades, Kenya has been at the forefront of the global fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making commendable progress in reducing prevalence rates.

However, a new challenge is emerging-the secrecy surrounding the act. Once an openly practised cultural rite, FGM has now been driven underground due to legal restrictions, making it harder to track and eradicate the vice.

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