The Anti FGM Board alongside various partners participated in a series of activities across different counties to mark this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence whose uniting theme is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect.” The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International […]
Anti FGM Board Chairperson Ms. Agnes Pareyio called on Bomet County Chiefs and their Assistants to support the Government in implementing the Presidential Directive to end FGM by 2022 noting that it is a collective responsibility of various government agencies. While addressing the chiefs in Bomet town, the Chairperson called for total support in eradicating FGM in[…]
Chief Administrative Secretary Hon. Rachel Shebesh hailed Isiolo County cultural elders and religious leaders for supporting the directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to end FGM by 2022. She was speaking at Isiolo Police Ground where she presided over the launch of the Acceleration Plan to end FGM by 2022 in Isiolo County in October 2020. Underscoring the[…]
Ten chiefs and their assistants were interdicted in Migori County by County Commissioner Mr. Boaz Cherutich for their laxity in stopping FGM cases in their locations while six police officers were marked for promotion for their steadfast dedication in rescuing girls from the fight. While sending the Chiefs home, the County Commissioner noted that the chiefs had[…]
Public Service and Gender Chief Administrative Secretary Hon. Rachel Shebesh held a meeting with Taita Taveta Chiefs in July where she warned them that they would be held responsible for escalating incidents of FGM in the County in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The CAS was concerned that FGM cases were on the upsurge during the[…]
Chief Administrative Secretary Hon. Rachel Shebesh accompanied by Board Chairperson Hon. Agnes Pareyio presided over a meeting with Tana River County National Government Administrators to cascade the Presidential Directive to end FGM by 2022 she issued a directive to the chiefs to initiate a serious crackdown on FGM perpetrators. The CAS observed that chiefs must go out[…]
The Anti FGM Board held a month-long vigorous campaign for the elimination of FGM in Kuria East and West regions ahead of the cutting season that usually begins every November. The first of the campaigns was spearheaded by Chairperson Mrs. Pareyio and the Chief Executive Officer Mrs. Loloju in collaboration with ADRA Kenya, a Christian non-governmental organization[…]
National Government Administration Officers from Narok County have pledged to make Narok the model county in the eradication of FGM in the country ahead of 2022 envisaged by the government as per the Presidential Directive. In a meeting with the administration officers chaired by the County Commissioner Mr. Evans Achoki, the chiefs pledged to make the county[…]
Medical officers using their hospitals to practice FGM have been warned of prosecution and deregistration if found engaging in harmful and illegal practice. In a meeting with Baringo county administration officers at the Kenya School of Government in Kabarnet town, Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Professor Margaret Kobia denounced some medical practitioners derailing the gains made[…]
UNICEF Kenya in collaboration with the Anti-FGM Board launched dignity kits for over 14,000 girls at risk of FGM and child marriages across 12 counties in Kenya. The kits are to benefit girls aged 10 to 18 years. The kits were launched in October at the Anti-FGM Board offices in a press briefing addressed by the Chairperson[…]