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Soldiering on after ditching FGM blades

Grace Kathini, Loise Cesare, Regina Kamene and Phides Gachwe during an alternative rite of passage for girls in Chiakariga, Tharaka Nithi County. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

After spearheading Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for decades, a number of women in Tharaka Nithi County have decided to call it a day.

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