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Reformed FGM promoter quits practice, hands over tools of trade

Mzee Benjamin Latim famously known as Chelele at the Uasin Gishu County headquarters. [Fred Kibor/Standard]

The name Mzee Benjamin Latim may not ring a bell in the minds of many but when one mentions ‘Chelele’, it conjures memories of a legendary Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) promoter before the state outlawed the practice.

He was well versed with the season of the outdated culture that was then highly valued, and traversed the vast Rift Valley fascinating women prior to the cut.

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