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Woman rep blames parents for FGM

Some instruments used in the outlawed Female Genital Mutilation practice. (PHOTO: Courtesy)

Tharaka-Nithi Woman Representative Beatrice Nkatha has castigated parents from the area who are still subjecting their girls to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) even after the practice was outlawed.

Ms Nkatha said it was a shame the county known for producing highly respected academicians and political heavyweights was still stuck in the outdated practice.

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