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Kakenya Ntaiya

September 29, 2017 in Modern Worthies

Kakenya Ntaiya

The Woman Who Demanded School

At the age of seven, Kakenya Ntaiya made a bargain with her father: she would undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) if he agreed to let her finish her education.

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