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  Turning an Ordinary Midwife into a Super Midwife

  By Caroline Ariba

  Her arrival into the maternity ward is noticed. She might not be the most experienced midwife at the Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, but she certainly is one of the most appreciated. At 32, Assumpta Namugumya has mastered her craft; pregnancy and child birth.

  Indeed, her supervisor, Jovita Jovita cannot stop singing praise of the young midwife. “When she walks into the ward, you will notice her presence,” Jovita praises Assumpta. �

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  Why FGM has persisted despite a stringent law in place

  The Woman Member of Parliament for Bukwo district in Uganda , Hon. Evelyn Chemutai says despite a stringent law in place some women practice FGM in a hidden manner in the Sub Counties of Riwo, Kabei, Kortek and Chepkwasta .

  She however says that some women who borders West Pokot cross to Kenya and are cut from there.

  She recalls that in 2018 three women were arrested and two were detailed for practicing FGM.