Elite women fueling FGM in Marakwet
The recent increase in cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Marakwet region has been attributed to women who were rescued from the cut 10-15 years but have come back
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Elgeyo Marakwet
Elgeyo Marakwet farmers earn 15million from sorghum, pyrethrum
Farmers from Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet earned Sh10.4 million from the sale of 250,800 kilogrammes of sorghum in the just-concluded harvesting season. According to Governor Wisley Rotich, the farmers planted
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Gang kills police officer who rescued girls from FGM Marakwet
A police officer from Embobut Police Post was killed and his body partially burnt while a Catholic priest was assaulted by armed youths as they rescued girls from Female Genital
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Cattle rustling and banditry to be considered as terrorism acts
The national assembly has assured residents of North Rift that they will make laws which will make cattle rustling and banditry to be considered serious crimes like terrorism. The chair departmental
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5 die, 28 hospitalized after circumcision
Five boys have died, while 28 others are fighting for their lives in various hospitals in Elgeyo Marakwet County due to negligence in their management after circumcision. The county executive for
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