This came barely few days after the pan African Parliament resolved to compel African governments where FGM is being practiced to put more emphasis on ending this practice which violating girls rights girls rights .

Kadogo who is also the woman mp for Buyende district says that the Female genital mutilation passed into law in 2009 has failed its implementation for relying on politicians.

She says that the politicians have refused to guide their people to abandon Female genital mutilation practice hence rise in this practice in areas of sebei and karamoja sub region.

Female genital mutilation  is practiced by 1%  of Uganda’s population and among specific ethnic groups namely the Sabiny in Kapchorwa, Bukwo and Kween districts, the Pokot, Tepeth and Kadam in Nakapiripirit and  Amudat district within the Karamoja sub region.

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Speaking to journalists, Mps including Florence Ibi, Sylvia Namabidde, Florence Namayanja and Grace Namara say there is need for more combined effort in creating more awareness about the law.

They also want a deliberate sensitization program by the ministry of gender against the vice among other things as they elaborate.

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The country joins the rest of the world to mark the day against Female Genital Mutilation on Wednsday.

The day that is meant to promote zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, is marked every 6^th of February and in Uganda it has been marked since 2003.

According to the State Minister for Culture Rukia Nakadama, an estimated 120-140 million women are subjected to the brutal practice, risking the lives of 3 million girls in Africa every year.

She says the Global theme for tomorrow’s function is; Translate Resolutions to Intensify Global Efforts for elimination of FGM.

The national celebrations will run under the theme; Intensifying Efforts to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation. Celebrations are to be held in Moroto district- one of the areas where the practice is most common.

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The first ladies of Uganda, Burkinafaso, Benin, Italy, and other political leaders from Uganda including Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, Kikizi East member of parliament Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, and Dorah Byamukama, Uganda’s representative in the East African Legislative Assembly were some of those who signed the petition.

female genital mutilation (photo-robert skinner)

The appeal was launched by the international non government organisational No Peace without Justice, the inter African committee on tradition practices affecting the health of women and children and the European network for prevention and eradication of harmful traditional practices.

The declaration calls upon the united nation general assembly to ban female genital mutilation worldwide and setup universal condemnation of this act of human rights violation.

The organisations are citing concerns that the continued practice of FGM or female circumcision endangers many girls and women across the world.

The appeal indicates the UN resolution would contribute greatly to the global change in the perception of female genital mutilation as a clear human rights violation against million women around the world.

Uganda this passed a law banning Female genital mutilation and the constitutional court of Uganda also ruled that the practice of FGM is unconstitutional since it abuses rights of women and girls.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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