"Cross-border FGM is becoming an increasing trend in the areas we work along Kenya's border with Uganda and Tanzania, especially in December during the school holidays," said Agnes Kola, womens' rights coordinator for ActionAid Kenya. In some cases, girls can bleed to death or die from infections. 'VACATION CUTTING SEASON'In Kenya, one in five women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in Kenya have undergone FGM, says the U.N. U.N. data shows 75 cases of FGM were brought before Kenyan courts in 2016 but only 10 cases resulted in a conviction. It has also been witnessed with Oromo and Somali communities near Kenya's border with Ethiopia and Somalia.

Source: The Star December 18, 2018 06:45 UTC