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Addressing the root causes of GBV, she pointed to deeply entrenched patriarchal norms.
Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor on Tuesday announced the post-mortem results, revealing that Kemunto died from strangulation, confirming i...
In a voice recording to her mother, Gaala described the abuse she was enduring for rejecting a forced marriage to a 55-year-old man.
The 17-year-old girl's only crime was refusing to marry a 55-year-old man.
The Senator says ending period poverty requires a 360-degree approach that entails advocacy, legislation as well as providing access to menstrual hygi...
At least 97 women across Kenya were killed in femicides - intentional killings with a gender-related motivation - between August and October of last y...
The initiative which received strong backing from President William Ruto, who allocated Sh 100 million to support the campaign, will be coordinated wi...
Former Deputy Chief Justice Dr Nancy Baraza has been appointed as the Chairperson of the working group also comprised of notable figures amongst them...
A total of 7,107 cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) were reported since September 2023.
Mudavadi revealed that the fund will be managed under the Office of the Women's Rights Adviser and will be used to bolster state programmes and campai...
Rights groups expressed outrage over the use of excessive force, including tear gas, to disperse demonstrators marching against the alarming epidemic...
In 2023, 51,100 women and girls lost their lives, a rise from 48,800 victims in 2022.
President William Ruto last week committed Sh100 million towards the Safe Home, Safe Space Campaign that seeks to end femicide cases across the countr...
The couple had previously co-managed a lands and property company located in the heart of Nakuru City, but their relationship soured after Wanjiku dem...
Wanjiku, currently hospitalised, revealed that the attack stemmed from unresolved business and relationship disputes.
Njeri, who is now receiving treatment at a hospital in Nakuru, said the attack stemmed from both business and relationship issues.
According to data shared by Christine Kungu, Chairperson of the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Kenya, at least 97 women have been killed in the...
Human rights organisations continue to pressure the government to adopt a more comprehensive approach to addressing femicide and gender-based violence...
The study will also seek to establish whether the crimes are committed by individuals or groups of people.
Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has announced that currently, one safe house, funded by the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), is al...
