During the circumcision period, elders usually take hundreds of initiates into a secluded camp inside Mount Kenya Forest where they undergo medical circumcision and receive teaching in the traditional setup. “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic elders have discussed and decided that this year’s circumcision be postponed to 2021. Kiama Kia Ma, a cultural elders’ group which has also been conducting circumcision in Mt Kenya Forest, is also reported to be mulling over postponement of the exercise. Parents who wish to take their boys for circumcision will do it at their own risk,” Mr Ikiara told Nation in a phone interview yesterday. He said over the past 16 years, the church has been conducting the ritual for nearly 3,000 boys each year.

Source: Daily Nation August 05, 2020 10:59 UTC