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Beneficiaries of the three year Kenya- Finland bilateral programme on FGM and gender-based violence in Samburu County, during a meeting in Maralal town on January 17, 2025. [Michael Saitoti, Standard]
A three-year bilateral programme between the government and Finland has boosted efforts to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation in Samburu county.
Dr Josephine Obonyo, the State Department Gender and Affirmative Action secretary, said since the launch of the programme the region has recorded a reduction in FGM cases.
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