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By Jane Godia
She is only 13 years old but the deep worry lines on her forehead and ragged face add another 15. Cheptoo is at a great loss. She has nowhere to go and no one to turn to. Her woes began almost three years ago when she turned 10 and her father and community decided it was time she entered womanhood by undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM).
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