Elderly woman jailed for carrying out FGM released

A woman who was jailed for practising female genital mutilation has been released from prison after serving her jail time. stepped out of prison vowing never to go back to the vice. Lokwalap Chemelsau, 70,was jailed in 2016 after she was found guilty of circumcising dozens of young girls in Central Pokot. Ms Chemelsau, who served her sentence at the Kapenguria GK Prison, was on Monday evening escorted to her home in Tilingwo village, Lomut by officials.

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