KILGORIS, Kenya (AP) — “I am worth defending!” a group of girls chant as they each take up a fighting stance. They are about to practice combat techniques. And no, they are not part of a martial arts ...

When Nice Nailantei Leng’ete was a child growing up in the Kenyan village of Kiana, she was expected to undergo the Maasai practice of “female cutting” – commonly referred to as female genital ...

KAJIADO, Kenya, Oct 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After outmaneuvering her illiterate father three times by the age of 18 to escape his plans to make her a child bride, Peris Tobiko decided the ...

The women know that mutilating young girls by removing their clitoris and inner labia -- framed as a rite of passage -- is ...

A woman who moved 9,000 miles away to marry a Maasai tribesman 30 years younger than her says she "couldn’t be happier" - despite strangers saying he’s “just with her for a green card". Deborah Babu, ...

I'm Worth Defending (IWD) officer Amelia Awuor, left, demonstrates self-defense techniques at Enkakenya Centre for Excellence in Narok County, Kenya, on Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nicholas Komu) KILGORIS ...

Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage. The training at a boarding school in Transmara in western Kenya is an ...