We must prioritise collection of data to end violence against women, girls

The thorny issues of teenage pregnancy, child marriages, and female genital mutilation/cut have refused to go away even as the government and the civil society fight to eliminate them.

Eradicating FGM has never been this urgent for Kenya, where it is estimated that nearly 9.3 million girls and women have undergone the cut, a violation of their rights. WON Executive Director Njeri Rugene writes on Daily Nation. Read more…