Kobia asks chiefs to give regular FGM updates

Some of the chiefs who attended the meeting by Public Service CS Margaret Kobia in Kajiado County yesterday. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Chiefs from 22 counties where female genital mutilation (FGM) is still rampant have been directed to give comprehensive reports about the vice every six months.

Public Service, Youth and Gender Cabinet Secretary Margaret Kobia issued the directive in Kajiado yesterday when she met chiefs and assistant chiefs from the county.