Source: Nairobi Star
POKOT women still practicing FGM have been told they are at risk of missing out on husbands. The warning contradicts earlier beliefs that uncircumcised girls are not fit for marriage.

Following increased cases of complications during child birth, many men have joined the bandwagon of campaigning against FGM. Speaking during a symbolic ceremony in Pokot Central, Executive Director of Setat Lilian Plapan appealed to the community to shun the practice which she said has no place in the current society.

Setat is an organisation spearheading the anti-FGM campaign. Plapan said the community risks being overtaken by other counties in development if they condone a practice that deprives the girl child of equal opportunities. "With the coming into force of the county government, we will be required by law to set aside certain slots for our women. But going by the current trend of circumcising our young girls at a tender age and marrying them off, I'm worried that we may lack women to fill these vacancies," said Plapan.

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