Phyllis Chemutai

“Some of the proponents of FGM in the communities have developed convincing messages to dismiss the claims by the activists.”

“The said victims (Judith from Chema Sub County and Monica from West Division) were mutilated on the same day, more than 10 years ago. However, sometime later, even after bearing children, they developed physical disabilities that were attributed to FGM. When these women died, all the activists rode on the same message to try to dissuade people from FGM,””

“FGM has persisted in the communities because the messages used by the activists are no longer appealing to the communities.”

“Phyllis Chemutai has asked activists fighting against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to redesign messages that will appeal to the community to abandon the vice.”