Tony Mwebia

Religious leaders and FGM

Posted by Tony Mwebia - January 4, 2019

Happy New Year! On 10th and 11th December 2018 I was privileged to sit down at the National Religious Leaders Summit held in Nairobi Kenya. The summit brought together religious…

Dear DFID

Posted by Tony Mwebia - November 25, 2018

In the wake of Nimko Ali Vs #TGGDeliveringChange #TGGDidwell (DFID Grant) I will begin by saying engaging youth and grassroots organizations effectively in the fight against FGM is one of…

My Conversation with a youth FGM Sympathizer

Posted by Tony Mwebia - November 17, 2018

I have decided to occasionally publish my behind the scenes conversations trying to convince Female Genital Mutilation sympathizers’. This is done only with full consent of the person involved and…

ARP or Rescue Don’t confuse me yet!

Posted by Tony Mwebia - October 5, 2018

Is it an Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) or a Rescue? These two terminologies have confused many in the fight against female genital mutilation. But let’s put it clear one…

The What ifs of Ending Female Genital Mutilation

Posted by Tony Mwebia - September 30, 2018

The race to end female genital mutilation and other harmful cultural practices by 2030 as envisaged by SDG 5 target 3 is on course. There is more awareness and sensitization…

Somalia’s first ever FGM Prosecution?

Posted by Tony Mwebia - July 26, 2018

The death of a ten-year-old girl who was genitally mutilated in Somalia on July 15th 2018 and the worldwide publicity that followed has led to the first ever potential prosecution…

Is it Boda Boda OR ‘Buda Buda’ Guys

Posted by Tony Mwebia - June 6, 2018

Boom! 378,397 adolescent girls in Kenya aged between 10 and 19 years became pregnant in the period between July 2016 and June 2017 according to the United Nations Population Fund…

End Child Marriage in Kenya

Posted by Tony Mwebia - May 24, 2018

It is estimated that one in every four Kenyan girls is married before the age of 18, and one in twenty before their 15th birthday. Boring figures for Kenyans I…

“Cease fire has been Declared but the ‘Quest’ to end FGM/C is far from over”

Posted by Tony Mwebia - May 9, 2018

According to Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2014 religion has been alluded to as one of the main reasons for FGM/C among the Muslim communities. The majority of Somali…

Before blaming Men let’s embrace and sensitize Them

Posted by Tony Mwebia - April 3, 2018

I have severally said, “By not involving men in the fight against #FGM is like a doctor treating symptoms of a disease and ignoring the disease itself” #MenEndFGM. To end…

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