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More than a decade on, Kenya's FGM laws still lag in enforcement

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.

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