 The uvula is of course the little piece of flesh that hangs down from the rear portion of the soft palate. It is formed during development as the last step of fusion of the two halves of the soft palate, as it "zips up" from front to back.
 A friend told me that his daughter was suffering from constant coughs, Anorexia, sickly episodes etc and took her to various hospitals including Nairobi Hospital, KNH etc leaving a trail of financial massacre on his side in excess of Ksh 120,000. Eventually, he took her to a local herbalist who cut out the Uvula (Kirimi or Small hanging tongue) using a split razor on a bic tube etc for only Ksh 500. She is hardly four and after eating dried bread, hard solid porridge, etc, she is now up and running with no coughing or anorexia and is growing big and strong.
 Some activist lady is threatening to take the father to court for Female Oral Mutilation. Am at a loss for words on the Uvula issue. So many people I know have had the operation. Please share your experiences here so that I can fight for the right cause.

@ Pretty

Why the use of the word "Female"? There is FGM and now you are telling us about FOM. Where is the comparison or similarity between the two?

At first i thought this has something to do with FGM..@Pretty,why the use of 'female'?Jameni!

Anyway,maybe it's a myth..maybe its real.I've never figured out the importance of that ka-tongue being cut,but mine was cut when i was just an year old,or so i hear. Everybody in our family has been cut that 'kirimi'. kwanza it's done by one ka-family who have been known to cut 'kirimi' generations,down to generations. Some old guys near a place called murinduko in shags. You hear grandma saying she plans to take a trip to Murinduko...unajua iko kamtu katalia. My grandparents,parents and relatives insist it reduces ones chances of being sick. Eti kwanza coughs,vomitting,lose of weight/appetite and wheezing.