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Parents angry after boarding school takes pupils for cut

Joseph Otieno (right), whose two children were circumcised [photo: Chrispen Sechere/standard]

There was outrage at a boarding primary school after dozens of pupils were circumcised without their parents’ consent.

However, some parents of Shikomari Primary School welcomed the move and even wished the non-governmental organisation behind the initiative could also take their other children for the cut.

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