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Seven in custody over assault of woman at Nyamira burial
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

The suspects are accused of forcing the victim to participate in a traditional burial ritual against her will and physically assaulting her when she r...

17-year-old Gaala Aden’s last plea for help before her gruesome death in Wajir
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 27, 2025

The 17-year-old girl's only crime was refusing to marry a 55-year-old man.

UN report: A girl is killed every 10 minutes by a partner or family member
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 05, 2025

According to the report, digital technology and artificial intelligence contribute to the spread of harmful stereotypes, while the digital gender gap...

Ruto sets up working group to combat gender-based violence, femicide
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 10, 2025

Former Deputy Chief Justice Dr Nancy Baraza has been appointed as the Chairperson of the working group also comprised of notable figures amongst them...

State mulls establishment of fund to tackle Gender-Based Violence amid rising cases
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2024

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...

Administrators vow to eliminate gender-based violence in Nairobi’s Kamukunji
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 26, 2024

Hussein said they are currently working to come up with a solution on how to end the vice because several cases have been reported to his office throu...

Parliament petitioned to declare femicide, GBV a national disaster
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2024

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...

Universities urged to create gender resource centres amid rising GBV cases
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 02, 2024

The calls for action come as GBV cases continue to rise, prompting urgent appeals for more comprehensive support mechanisms in higher education settin...

Women empowerment takes center stage at event to denounce GBV in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 17, 2024

The Mombasa County report dated May 2020 to November 2022, shows a total of 1,275 Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases were recorded in the c...

Women MPs want state agencies to issue statement on progress of femicide cases
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 14, 2024

Condemning the increasing incidences, the association noted that women continue to be unsafe in public spaces.

Silence, shame, victim-blaming: Kenya's femicide epidemic
Agency  |  Feb 01, 2024

In 2022 alone, Kenya recorded 725 femicide cases according to a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the highest number since data collection b...

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