Two women have been arrested for conducting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on four girls at Sechelezi, Isiolo county.
The four girls aged between 11 and 14 were admitted at Isiolo Referral Hospital after they were subjected to the unlawful act.
Isiolo sub-county police commander Collins Sainna said the 32-year-old woman who was with the girls and another suspected to be the mother of some of the survivors were arrested.
“The two women aged 32 and 35 who we suspect facilitated the girls to undergo the painful procedure are assisting with ongoing investigations,” he said.
While confirming the incident, Isiolo county police boss Hassan Barua, said that they got a tip off from a villager and when police officers visited the home they arrested the two.
“We are holding the two waiting to arraign them on Monday for subjecting the girls to genital mutilation,” Barua said.
The incident follows a similar incident where a six-month-old baby was subjected to FGM in Leparua, Oldonyiro ward.
The child was rushed to a local hospital with a severe fever before she was sent to Isiolo Referral Hospital, where health workers discovered that she had been “cut”.
The child’s father, Dickson Kinyaga, was charged with the offence of abetting FGM and was released on a Sh300, 000 bond.
