Parents in West Pokot are sneaking their daughters to neighbouring Uganda to undergo female genital mutilation during the holiday season. An investigation by World Vision found that some girls have been secretly leaving their homes to travel to Uganda to get circumcised. The NGO’s West Pokot coordinator Titus Kaprom said the girls undergo the rite in Uganda before returning secretly when they have healed. Kaprom said FGM remains high among women and girls in West Pokot, at 74 per cent.“FGM is declining but the practice is still rampant in some areas like North Pokot and Central Pokot subcounties,” he said. The World Vision coordinator said the organisation has included boys in their programmes so they understand the importance of marrying a woman who has not been mutilated.

Source: The Star December 17, 2018 21:22 UTC