Man charged for hosting female cut ceremony

By Vincent Mabatuk

Nakuru, Kenya: A man in his 50s has been arraigned in court and charged with allowing residents at Teret in Njoro district to host a circumcision ceremony in his house.

Joseph Kololgei appeared before Chief Magistrate Samuel Mungai on Thursday and denied the charges prosecution say were on December 3.

He was released on bond of Sh200, 000 or an alternative cash bail of Sh100, 000 until January 23 when the case will be heard.

Eight girls that underwent the process were rushed for treatment at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital after developing complications related to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

The girls aged between 16 and 20 years had secretly undergone the ritual at Teret area of Mau Narok on Monday night.

Three of them were pregnant while several others were young girls.

The girls arrived at the provincial hospital wrapped in blankets.

Ms Mary Tinga, a volunteer with Loreto Sisters Against FGM who took the girls to the hospital said the girls were found by the area chief and Administration Police officers following a tip off.