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Query responses are replies to focused queries or requests for Information that are submitted in the course of the refugee status determination process.
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Kenya: 1. Is it usual for women to become members of the Mungiki? 2. Are women given positions of responsibility in the Mungiki? 3. What does the initiation ceremony for female members of the Mungiki involve? 4. Is there any information on the way the Mungiki conduct their meetings? 5. Do the Mungiki force women in their thirties to undergo FGM? 6. Are the Mungiki still engaged in violence in Kenya? If yes, whom do they target? 7. Do the Kenyan authorities provide protection to individuals against harm by the Mungiki?

13 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: 1. Is there continuing ethnic tension in Kenya between the Kikuyu and Luo tribes? 2. To what extent do members of the Luo tribe suffer discrimination or harm from members of the Mungiki or from Kikuyu people generally? 3. What is the situation in this regard in the Mathare area of Nairobi? 4. Are there other areas of Nairobi or Kenya where people of the Luo tribe might be safe from tribal violence? 5. Do the Mungiki or the Kikuyu tribe practice female circumcision? 6. Are there any reports of Luo women being circumcised or threatened with circumcision by members of the Mungiki or the Kikuyu tribe? 7. Please provide information on the treatment of single women and their children by the state and by Kenyan society generally. 8. What protection is available to single women who might fear harm (including circumcision) or discrimination?

1 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: 1. Where are the following places in relation to each other: Nyeri, Narok Town, Narumoru Town in Nanyuki District and Githima? 2. Are the Mungiki known to be active in these areas? 3. Is the government cracking down on the Mungiki? 4. Are the Mungiki known to hand out letters stating that certain people are members? 5. Do the Mungiki turn against/threaten family members? Are they more likely to target female family members without husbands? 6. How dominant are the Kikuyu in the above areas? 7. Do the authorities protect people threatened with female genital mutilation? 8. Deleted.

27 July 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: Information on the current situation and treatment of women in relation to FGM

8 October 2009 | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM); state protection available to victims and to ethnic groups among which the practice is prevalent (2002-February 2005)

16 February 2005 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: Update to KEN35138.E of 2 August 2000 regarding the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Kikuyu ethnic group; age at which practised; consequences of refusal for grandparents; availability of state protection

16 December 2002 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya : projet Appui aux initiatives pour l'abandon des mutilations génitales féminines (Promotion of Initiatives to Overcome Female Genital Mutilation) et information indiquant s'il existe d'autres projets semblables

18 October 2002 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: The Promotion of Initiatives to Overcome Female Genital Mutilation and whether there are other similar projects

18 October 2002 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: Munguki cult including founding date, membership cards, location, tribal affiliation, agenda and beliefs, position of FGM, and how it is perceived by Kenyan authorities

11 February 2002 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: Prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Kikuyu tribe: age at which practised; consequences of refusal for grand-parents; availability of state protection

2 August 2000 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

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