Phyllis Chemutai

thumb|Phyllis Chemutai Phyllis Chemutai (born 30 June 1962) is a Ugandan politician who represented Kapchorwa district in the 9th Parliament of Uganda, and is now the Woman MP elect for Kapchorwa district, representing her district for the second time in the 11th Parliament of Uganda after the general election in January 2021. Quotes Phyllis Chemutai has asked activists fighting against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to redesign messages that will appeal to the community to abandon the vice. https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/fgm-activists-asked-to-restructure-messages-to-curb-vice-?__cf_chl_tk=R.pAp.9sx5H3KKAgHfwV99jE0GHXpTlGIeqCjNL53a0-1730977130-1.0.1.1-G8LVy1_As8ozZCQ9RjNalgHFX72vg5IARVvK0Iuqbp0 FGM has persisted in the communities because the messages used by the activists are no longer appealing to the communities. https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/fgm-activists-asked-to-restructure-messages-to-curb-vice-?__cf_chl_tk=R.pAp.9sx5H3KKAgHfwV99jE0GHXpTlGIeqCjNL53a0-1730977130-1.0.1.1-G8LVy1_As8ozZCQ9RjNalgHFX72vg5IARVvK0Iuqbp0 The said victims (Judith from Chema Sub County and Monica from West Division) were mutilated on the same day, more than 10 years ago. However, sometime later, even after bearing children, they developed physical disabilities that were attributed to FGM. When these women died, all the activists rode on the same message to try to dissuade people from FGM,” https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/fgm-activists-asked-to-restructure-messages-to-curb-vice-?__cf_chl_tk=R.pAp.9sx5H3KKAgHfwV99jE0GHXpTlGIeqCjNL53a0-1730977130-1.0.1.1-G8LVy1_As8ozZCQ9RjNalgHFX72vg5IARVvK0Iuqbp0 Some of the proponents of FGM in the communities have developed convincing messages to dismiss the claims by the activists. https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/fgm-activists-asked-to-restructure-messages-to-curb-vice-?__cf_chl_tk=R.pAp.9sx5H3KKAgHfwV99jE0GHXpTlGIeqCjNL53a0-1730977130-1.0.1.1-G8LVy1_As8ozZCQ9RjNalgHFX72vg5IARVvK0Iuqbp0 External links Category:Women politicians in Uganda Category:1962 births Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Living people