Pokot communities accused of crossing borders to carry out FGM

420 views · Published 16 September 2018 · 1:56 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: NTVUganda · 2018 · News & Politics

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The practice of Female Genital Mutilation still exists among some Pokot communities in Amudat despite it being banned by the government.

This was revealed during a Pokot Cultural Day held in Amudat district on Friday. 

It was revealed that some communities have resorted to carrying out the practice in hiding while some crossing the border into Kenya where the enforcement is lax.


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