Machakos High Court receives submissions of petition challenging the illegality of FGM in Kenya
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Channel: KTN News Kenya · 2018 · News & Politics
A Machakos High Court has today received submissions concerning a petition challenging the legality of the Anti-FGM law in Kenya. The petition filed by medical practitioner Dr. Tatu Kamau wants the anti-FGM board disbanded claiming that it was illegally constituted. She however advocated for the medicalization of the act to allow females, just as their male counterparts, to undergo the cut under the supervision of a medical practitioner.... Our reporter Timothy Otieno has returned from Machakos and joins me live in studio now. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: https://www.youtube.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KTNNews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTNNewsKenya For more great content go to http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews and download our apps: http://std.co.ke/apps/#android KTN News is a leading 24-hour TV channel in Eastern Africa with its headquarters located along Mombasa Road, at Standard Group Centre. This is the most authoritative news channel in Kenya and beyond.
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