Tribal elders now receive training for safer procedures. But last month, at a 3 a.m. ceremony in the forest, an elder from the Bukusu tribe... In August, about 5,000 boys in western Kenya were rounded ...

Some of the Knives (Lukembe) used by traditional Bukusu circumcisors in Bungoma. The initiation ceremony will begin on August 1 and 3,000 boys are expected to be cut during a one month ceremony.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. As circumcision period approaches in the month of August, Bungoma County residents are ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The circumcision season among Kenya’s Bukusu ethnic group brings a festive atmosphere: music, food and free-flowing beer. For the uncircumcised men from other tribes in the area, ...

Communities that practise traditional circumcision have been warned against forcing others to do the same.Speaking in Kitale on Thursday, Trans Nzoia county commissioner Erastus Mbui asked chiefs to ...