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The engagement, organised in partnership with Zinduka e.V., brought together members of the Somali community, youth, families and religious leaders to discuss the harmful effects of FGM and ways to end the practice.
Court of Appeal judge Francis Tuiyott, during a Judicial Service Commission interview for a Supreme Court position, raised questions on whether “consent” in FGM cases is truly free, urging courts to interpret the law with Kenya’s constitutional history.
The arrests took place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, after security agencies received intelligence about the group’s operations in the area.
According to the UN Women, an estimated 840 million women, almost one in three, have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life (30 per cent of women aged 15 and older).
ActionAid Kenya’s Judy Oduor links rising gender-based violence to entrenched patriarchy, harmful practices like FGM and child marriage, and economic inequality as Kenya marks 16 Days of Activism.
Wajir County still tops the list with a prevalence of 97.2%, followed by Mandera (95.9%), Marsabit (83%), Kisii (77.3%), and Samburu (75.6%).
Barasa pointed to a deeply entrenched culture of silence and stigma that protects perpetrators while isolating victims.