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Meet the Maasai girl who ran from home to become first lawyer

A typical Maasai girl was traditionally viewed as a source of wealth for the father in form of bride price. At a tender age, they used to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) making them ‘women’ ripe for marriage.

It was a culture that must be adhered but one woman Josphine Rotiken defied it and chose education.

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