As circumcision period approaches in the month of August, Bungoma County residents are anxiously waiting to practice traditional male circumcision (the cut) where 2000 initiates are expected to be ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

I read your press ombudsman's August 28 article on the ethical questions of displaying Bukusu circumcision initiates in your esteemed newspaper with great interest. Colleague Openda argues ...

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 ...