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Government allocates Sh40m to step up fight against female 'cut'

The Government has set aside Sh40 million to boost the campaign against Female Genital Mutilation and other gender related ills, Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru has said.

"High stigma associated with undergoing female circumcision or refusing marriage proposal regardless of age still remains a challenge. We must commit ourselves to the full implementation of the FGM Act 2011 and other legislation governing the fight against the vice and child and forced marriages," Waiguru said.

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