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H.E. President Kenyatta Champions Actions To End FGM
The enactment of the Prohibition of FGM Act, 2011 was a key milestone in the campaign to end FGM in the country. Despite the legislative and policy measures put in place to prohibit the practice, it still persists in certain communities. At the Nairobi summit held in November 2019, an International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) +25, Kenyatta addresses Kenya’s role in eliminating FGM:
will eliminate all forms of GBV and harmful practises by 2030 through the strengthening of co-ordination mechanisms and by addressing cultural norms that propagate these practices”. The President has reaffirmed his commitment on many occasions at the High-Level Elders Forum at State House. He is also known to have convened cultural and religious leaders from communities with high rates of FGM, whereby he encouraged them to end the practice. Commitments to support the President’s vision have been signed and supported by many local leaders so far. The President works very closely with the relevant government agencies to ensure that the law is enforced and that action is taken against all perpetrators. Such inputs from decision-making positions add more to the actions against FGM.
“I commit to providing the leadership necessary to ensure that FGM ends within this generation” he went ahead to add that, “in addition, the country
“ I would like to restate my commitment and that of the Government of Kenya to provide the leadership necessary to ensure that FGM ends within this generation”. -President Uhuru Kenyatta
President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s president has on many occasions stated his commitment to putting an end to FGM. As a champion, he has passed several laws in favour of women and has also encouraged and supported local initiatives on these subjects.
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n the 4th of June, 2019, His Excellency (H.E) President Uhuru Kenyatta made a firm commitment to put an end to FGM by the year 2022 at The Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada. This was the world’s largest conference on gender equality that brought together government officials, human rights activists, academics, media and advocacy organisations from around the world with at least 8,000 participants.
