Tony Mwebia

Welcome to #MenEndFGM Mr. President

Posted by Tony Mwebia - June 12, 2019

Mr. President. Thank you so much for being the latest entrant on team #MenEndFGM. May I start by edifying you on what this entails? #MenENDFGM is basically a movement of…

Abducted! A Cry for Help from West Pokot County

Posted by Tony Mwebia - May 27, 2019

Belinda is a 13-year-old girl from Kaptolomwo village in Kasei Ward, West Pokot County, Kenya. She is a class 8 candidate at Kaptolomwo Primary School, scheduled to sit for her…

Those opposing Natembea Don’t want to End FGM

Posted by Tony Mwebia - January 7, 2019

January 2019; Narok Commissioner George Natembea has been the talk of town after issuing a directive that all girls in Narok shall undergo tests to ascertain if they underwent FGM…

2019 What next to End FGM in Kenya?

Posted by Tony Mwebia - January 6, 2019

January 2019; Narok County Commissioner shook the nerves of the anti-FGM movement in Kenya by proposing mandatory pregnancy and FGM testing. Within no time everyone was up in arms condemning…

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…

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