Elders accuse circumcisers of ignoring advice to postpone ceremony

Young initiates at Napara village in Bungoma County, August 1, 2018. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Last year was an even year, an important year among the Bukusu, Tachoni, Batura, and Sabaot communities. That was the year to initiate boys to adulthood. The exercise was to take place between August and December.

More than 10,000 boys, aged between 13 and 18, drawn from Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties, were to undergo the rite of passage in line with their community’s traditions.