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Conspiracy of silence as girls secretly suffer pain of cut in Nyamira County

Top Government officials and anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) crusaders in Nyamira County are concerned that girls as young as seven years undergo the cut secretly.

It has emerged that perpetrators of this illegal cultural practice are trained nurses and community health workers who are chopping part of the girls' anatomy for an extra penny.

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