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By CAROLINE NYANGA
She was only 17 when she had her genitals cut at the hands of an elderly neighbour. But Evelyne Cheruto, now 28, still remembers the toothless smile of the government official who should have prevented it from happening. Instead he stood by, waiting outside the homestead for her and 12 other girls to undergo the traditional ritual, even though he knew it was illegal.
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