This article explores the lived experiences of women who have not undergone female genital modifications (traditionally known as “Mutat) as a symbol of marriage worthiness among the Pokot of the North-eastern part of the Uganda Kenya border. Using inductive and content analysis, the article coalesces its synthesis around the dilemma of mama Chemket, a woman in her twenties who lamented her earlier decision not to undergo female genital modifications (FGM) in one of the ethnographic group discussions (EGDs). This synthesis is reinforced by corroboratory evidence from another EGD with FGM surgeons, seven ethnographic interviews (Ethno-Ints) and hermeneutics conducted at the same border. Evidence explored associates the lived experiences of women that have not undergone “mutat” in Pokot with rare marriage prospects, great pain from lack of trust on their fidelity by spouses and ridicule and ostracism they
are subjected to by their co-wives, if married. The article locates the source of these experiences on the Pokot notion of “mutat” as a symbol of marriage worthiness and it’s supporting beliefs that leave non-“mutat” women with no or rare prospects for marriage.