Murugi Proposes Life Term for FGM Culprits

Posted to the web 9 September 2008 Fred Mukinda Nairobi People who practise female circumcision should be jailed for life, a Cabinet minister has proposed. The practice, according to Gender and Children Affairs minister Esther Murugi, was entrenched in all but four communities in Kenya and the prevalence was alarming. Ms Murugi said previous attempts by the Government as well as local and international... [read full story]