How FGM fuels child marriages and teenage pregnancies in Meru

The high prevalence of child marriages in Meru County is closely linked to the persistent practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which continues unabated despite efforts to eradicate it.

According to both state and non-state actors involved in combating FGM and early marriages, this harmful rite of passage is supported by some parents and even medical officers.

Buuri Children Officer Mutuma Kinoti highlighted the community’s...