The politicization of the ban on female circumcision and the rise of the independent school movement in Kenya: the KCA, the missions and government, 1929-1932. (Kikuyu Central Association)

From: Journal of Asian and African Studies | Date: May 1, 1998| Author: Natsoulas, Theodore | Copyright information

The ban on female circumcision and the rise of the Kikuyu independent schools between 1929 and 1932 in Kenya were interrelated and politicized. In their desire to eliminate female circumcision, several Protestant mission societies, not only forbade their followers from its practice, but also membership in the Kikuyu Central Association (KCA), the major African political organization. This coupling of the two and the subsequent rise of independent schools, gave the KCA the opportunity to rally...

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