Approximately 97 percent of Samburu women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) a prerequisite for marriage.
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Shiru Nyingi, Kenya – Peace Journalist
September 27, 2019![](https://peaceandpluralism.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/image13.jpg)
Approximately 97 percent of Samburu women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) a prerequisite for marriage.