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Isiolo family cries foul after their 11-year-old son was forcibly circumcised for breaking a taboo
By Moses Mwenda,
1202, September 8, 2020 (EAT)
A family in Kiwanjani area of Isiolo has cried foul over the forced traditional circumcision of their 11-year-old son without parental consent. Accor...
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Mwingi: Two kids aged 5 and 7 years die in circumcision gone wrong
By Shadrack Ilava,
1720, August 22, 2020 (EAT)
Two boys from Lundi village in Mwingi East Sub County died last night after a botched circumcision. The two boys aged 7 and 5 were circumcised on W...
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Tears of joy as man who went missing 20 years ago reunites with his family
By Tonny Ndungu,
1328, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
There was jubilation on Tuesday morning after a man who went missing 20 years ago was re-united with his family. His family found him in Rumuruti, ...
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Coronavirus: Bukusu, Tachoni elders mull postponing circumcision rites for the first time in 36 years
By Enock Sikolia,
1048, June 20, 2020 (EAT)
To circumcise or not to circumcise young men is now a raging debate among the Tachoni and Bukusu communities of Western Kenya. The biennial circumc...
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22 girls rescued from FGM in Migori
By George Juma,
1732, December 15, 2019 (EAT)
Twenty-two girls in Kuria East, Migori County are seeking refuge at Taranyanga Primary Boarding School after escaping female genital mutilation. Ku...
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Man, 70, arrested over involvement in circumcision of 2 granddaughters
By Jackline Barongo,
2013, November 26, 2019 (EAT)
Police in Riaranga village, Nyamira County, are holding a 70-year-old man suspected to have been involved in the circumcision of his two granddaughter...
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Boy mysteriously disappears three days after circumcision
By Jathan Kamau,
1352, November 24, 2019 (EAT)
A boy was on Sunday reported mysteriously missing barely three days after undergoing circumcision in Tayari area, Molo. Speaking to Citizen Digital...
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Samburu circumcision: Of sheep skin cover, ostrich feathers and the cut
By Peter Mwangi,
1002, November 14, 2019 (EAT)
In the Samburu culture, this is the time of the year when most young boys across the country have to pass through circumcision. The community is ho...
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Samburu Governor Lenolkulal buys 20,000 knives for circumcision
By Josphister Lengarpatei,
1710, August 11, 2019 (EAT)
The Samburu County Government has purchased 20,000 knives to be used in a mass circumcision exercise across the county. According to Samburu Govern...
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Minority Kenyan community sues State, seeks recognition
By Sophie Njagi,
1908, August 5, 2019 (EAT)
A Kalenjin sub-tribe has now moved to court seeking to be recognized independently away from the Tugen and Maasai communities during the upcoming cens...
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Take children back to school after circumcision, parents urged
By Josphister Lengarpatei,
1333, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
Samburu County Commissioner John Korir has urged parents to ensure that all boys report back to school after the mass circumcision exercise scheduled ...
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Uncircumcised boys may have foreskin problems- Study
By Reuters,
1027, January 24, 2019 (EAT)
When parents choose not to circumcise baby boys, some of the children may later need surgery to address foreskin problems, a Danish study suggests. ...
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Migori: Youth attack chief for not circumcising sons ‘traditionally’
By George Juma,
1754, December 19, 2018 (EAT)
Police in Migori County on Wednesday arrested several youth for allegedly attacking the area chief at his home and demanding that his two sons be circ...
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Boy, 13, kills himself after missing out on his secondary school of choice
By Johnson Muriithi,
1129, December 13, 2018 (EAT)
The parents of a 13-year-old boy are mourning the death of their son after he killed himself by hanging after he failed to land the school of his cho...
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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta to relaunch marathon after 2-year break
By PSCU,
1843, December 3, 2018 (EAT)
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta will on Tuesday relaunch the First Lady’s Half Marathon (FLHM) after a two-year break. The FLHM is one of the key fu...
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Police issue stern warning over criminal gangs in Murang’a
By Citizen Reporter,
846, November 29, 2018 (EAT)
The National Police Service has issued a stern warning over claims that there are efforts to revive criminal gangs in Murang'a County. According to...
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Police arrest 6 after teenage boy died in adulthood initiation ritual
By CNN,
1953, November 27, 2018 (EAT)
Six people have been arrested after a teenage boy died in an adulthood initiation ritual that went wrong in Kenya. Juliano Kanyonyo, 15, died last ...
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Circumcision crisis: Women up in arms over illegal gangs ‘forcing oaths’
By Robert Maina,
1010, November 27, 2018 (EAT)
A women's group with members from Nairobi, Nakuru and Murang'a counties has condemned illegal gangs accused of forcing newly-circumcised boys to take ...
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Woman gets 6yrs in jail for forcing FGM on twin daughters
By Reuters,
1932, November 24, 2018 (EAT)
A woman in central Kenya was jailed for six years for forcing her 13-year-old twin daughters to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) in a rare conv...
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Boy, 15, who died after circumcision was murdered – autopsy report
By Julius Kariithi,
1110, November 22, 2018 (EAT)
A postmortem conducted on the body of a boy, 15, who was found dead in his room in Murang'a, has revealed that he was murdered. Mr. Julius Rutere, ...
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