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Narok teachers have dismissed Commissioner George Natembeya's directive for all upper primary and secondary school girls to undergo checks for pregnancy and female genital mutilation.
The tests are demeaning and a violation of rights, said Charles Ng’eno, the county's secretary-general of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet).
RIGHTS
Mr Ng'eno further said the directive does not fall under teachers' mandates so they should ignore it.
"We shall not it because it infringes on the rights of learners," he said, adding that no learner had undergone FGM while in school as the rite of passage is popular during the December holidays.
"The directive is in bad faith. We cannot be asked to invade the privacy of our learners. We have a duty to teach and we shall do that. What the commissioner wants us to do falls within the mandate of parents and provincial administrators," he added.
Narok teachers reject pregnancy, FGM tests
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During the processions, the young men, locally known as abamura, are also on the lookout to stop anyone from taking photos of the girls or recording the event. They viciously manhandle anyone who attempts to do so. The procession goes round the village, escorting each of the girls to their homes.
At the homes, they are welcomed by family members and relatives who shower the girls with all manner of gifts.
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According to one of the residents who sought anonymity, most of the locals have vowed that they would not abandon the practice.
"Many of our people are not ready to stop this practice and they say they want to show the authorities that they will do it despite efforts to stop it. That is why they resort to parading the girls on the road. The authorities just look and do nothing. Some of the processions are done right outside police stations," she said.
"The ceremonies started secretly, with some girls being taken to the circumciser early in the morning but when they realised no serious action was being taken to stop them, it has become a public affair," she added.
FGM season underway as residents devise new methods of beating
He wants the testing done to crack down on FGM; but that is traumatizing in and of itself.
The tests are demeaning and a violation of rights, said Charles Ng’eno, the county's secretary-general of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet).
RIGHTS
Mr Ng'eno further said the directive does not fall under teachers' mandates so they should ignore it.
"We shall not it because it infringes on the rights of learners," he said, adding that no learner had undergone FGM while in school as the rite of passage is popular during the December holidays.
"The directive is in bad faith. We cannot be asked to invade the privacy of our learners. We have a duty to teach and we shall do that. What the commissioner wants us to do falls within the mandate of parents and provincial administrators," he added.
Narok teachers reject pregnancy, FGM tests
This is a response to this
During the processions, the young men, locally known as abamura, are also on the lookout to stop anyone from taking photos of the girls or recording the event. They viciously manhandle anyone who attempts to do so. The procession goes round the village, escorting each of the girls to their homes.
At the homes, they are welcomed by family members and relatives who shower the girls with all manner of gifts.
300 RESCUED
According to one of the residents who sought anonymity, most of the locals have vowed that they would not abandon the practice.
"Many of our people are not ready to stop this practice and they say they want to show the authorities that they will do it despite efforts to stop it. That is why they resort to parading the girls on the road. The authorities just look and do nothing. Some of the processions are done right outside police stations," she said.
"The ceremonies started secretly, with some girls being taken to the circumciser early in the morning but when they realised no serious action was being taken to stop them, it has become a public affair," she added.
FGM season underway as residents devise new methods of beating
He wants the testing done to crack down on FGM; but that is traumatizing in and of itself.
