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Controversy: Sharp rift over FGM test on learners

Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya at a function Ololoipangi. [Robert Kiplagat, Standard]
 

A directive by Narok County Commissioner George Natembeya that schoolgirls be subjected to mandatory examination of the genitalia to establish if they have been circumcised has elicited mixed reactions.

Natembeya said the inspection should be carried out when schools reopen.

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