Last week, 8th march is the day that the world celebrated women for their social, economic, political contributions to the world, but as we celebrate this wonderful day most of kenyan women have totally nothing to celebrate.
In most Kenyan communities FGM still remains every woman's fear. In these communities uncut woman is seen as lesser human, she is being denied various rights and being discriminated, for example in Kuria East where women who fail to go through fgm are not even allowed to fetch water in public water points.
In Narok female genital mutilation is conducted every year during the festive seasons when schools are closed. We should all come out and end this cultural slavery, FGM doesn't make a woman, it dehumanises her. Women deserve to be treated as holy vessels that they are. Ending FGM would open up a world of opportunities for our women.
The government of Kenya and our local leaders need to up their game and invest more on campaigns against these harmful cultural practices, I think the antiFGM campaigns should target men and the affected community elders as they have more influence on women on fgm issues.
If men from these regions still value the defaced women then the war on FGM is still far from over.
Humanity would remain in shackles until our societies will accommodate change, one of the reasons why gender inequalities still persists is the degrading treatment of the African girl by the society, this must end.
Various cases of women being beaten by their husbands have always been reported in the country. Why do our women still go through all these even when we are now in the 21st century?
Mackiche Mackiche
