Inside the trade in FGM body parts linked to fishing success
Fishers operating on Lake Victoria bring their catch ashore. Some fishers in Mara Region believe that using body parts obtained from female genital mutilation attracts larger catches and shields them from misfortune. PHOTO | FILE
Mara. Female genital parts extracted during female genital mutilation (FGM) are secretly traded like illicit drugs in parts of the Mara Region, an investigation by The Citizen has established.
This newspaper conducted an undercover investigation in Butiama, Musoma Urban, Tarime and Serengeti districts towards the end of 2025 to establish whether genital parts removed during FGM were being sold, as alleged by local sources.
