A young woman with a weary look sits at the doorstep of her husband's house in Iwemba sub-county, Bugiri District. Her exhaustion typifies the misery faced by thousands of Sabiny girls in Bugiri where Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) does not give them an opportunity to go to school.

"Life is hard, as girls we are expected to undergo FGM at ages 12-14 as preparation for marriage. We are married off and not expected to divorce even when our husband misbehaves," says Milika Cherop, the only girl out of about 5,000 Sabiny to reach senior six.

Although the country is embracing Universal Primary Education and Universal Secondary Education, Cherop says the Sabiny, are stuck to their traditional values that has seen many young girls forcefully undergo FGM and forced into marriage at a tender age.