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Hundreds of girls camp at schools to escape 'the cut' over holidays

Hundreds of schoolgirls have taken refuge in schools for fear of being forced to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

The girls are hiding in, among other schools, Wanyoi Primary School in Nakwijit location and Kapkata Progressive Primary School in Ptoyo location.

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