Elderly women carry home blankets after a mentorship program in the campaign against Female Genital Mutilation and Gender-Based Violence in 2024. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]As Kenya marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), women’s rights groups have called on the government to strengthen enforcement of laws and policies that criminalise the practice. “Kenya’s ban on FGM has been in place for more than a decade. “There can be no end to female genital mutilation without sustained commitment and investment,” UNFPA said. This year’s theme for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM is “Towards 2030: No end to female genital mutilation without sustained commitment and investment.”

Source: Standard Digital February 06, 2026 14:30 UTC