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Kenya outlawed the practice of female genital mutilation in 2011, but a disturbing adaptation has emerged among borderland communities, which, for generations, have seen the practice as an important rite for girls towards becoming eligible for marriage. For much of the year the dirt paths which criss-cross Kenya’s southwestern border with Tanzania lie overgrown and
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For more than a decade, villagers along the southern banks of Lake Victoria have lived in quiet fear. In communities like Muganza, Bugwego, and Ibanda, fishermen have regularly vanished without explanation, their families say. The number of missing may be as high as 30 over ten years, according to one record kept by a local
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The vetting of educators and public service staff in schools is implemented to give effect to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2021. In terms of this Act, relevant employers are required to vet existing employees and prospective employees against the National Register of Sex Offenders (NRSO)to determine whether they are
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