The annual International Day of the Girl Child (IDG), 2019 commemorations kicked off in Galole, Tana River County attracting hundreds of residents, guests and other stakeholders. The event under the theme “GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable,” was presided over by the Principal Secretary for Gender Hon. Safina Kwekwe at the Gafuru Primary School grounds and acted as a […]
The incoming Principal Secretary for Gender Prof. Colleta Suda accompanied by the Secretary-Gender Faith Kasiva visited THE Anti FGM Board offices to meet staff and an update on the status on the status of FGM in Kenya. The PS commended the Board for its efforts in the campaigns to end FGM in Kenya and called for concerted[…]
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FebIslam does not support female genital mutilation (FGM) since the practice is inhumane and violates the rights of women and girls. While addressing the media in Nairobi on the position of Islam with regard to FGM, Kenya’s Muslim scholars led by deputy Chief Kadhi Sheikh Rashid Ali Omar said there was no element in Islamic law that[…]