Campaigners say it is important that Kenyan men join the battle to end female genital mutilation.
John can barely remember a time when having sex with his wife did not end with her in tears."Anytime I go to Martha, she recoils, curling like a child. She cries, begging me to leave her alone. She doesn't want to have sex any more," the 40-year-old says.Although FGM is illegal in Kenya, girls in their community often undergo FGM between the ages of 12 and 17, as a rite of passage in preparation for marriage."It is painful when we have sex.
He says it awakened him to the dangers the practice posed to women. It changed his attitude and he learned that as a man, he could help stop it. Moreover, men who speak against FGM can be seen as traitors, attacking a long-standing cultural practice. "In FGM-practising communities in Kenya, while it is women who cut fellow women, men are the decision-makers. However, they have no idea what is cut, how it's done and what damage is caused to women.
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