The government is cracking down on briefcase NGOs taking advantage of the anti-FGM campaign to make quick money. Malicious people are using the campaign to fleece donors, making the effort lose its credibility, Rachel Shebesh said on Friday. Shebesh is the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the ministry of Public Service, Gender and Youth Affairs. “We know of illegal NGOs that are going to counties where FGM is rampant, taking photos of innocent girls and using them to illegally acquire money from donors," she said. Shebesh told county commissioners to closely monitor their chiefs and assistant chiefs as some of them are "enemies" of efforts against the outlawed practice.

Source: The Star April 21, 2018 12:11 UTC