Gender-based violence in Kenya Stories
The order comes weeks after four suspects were remanded to allow investigators to gather forensic and witness evidence.
KNCHR says many survivors and affected families are still struggling with incomplete investigations and slow progress on reported cases.
KEWOPA said that while six suspects have been arrested, justice must be delivered quickly and fully, and all remaining perpetrators must be identified...
The UK-funded programme, which was launched in 2018, focused on strengthening policing, promoting gender equality, enhancing peacebuilding, and integr...
South Africa’s 2025 G20 Women 20 presidency pushed action on care work, modern slavery, health equity and violence. Delegates agreed on key steps but...
Kenya has adopted the WE Finance Code, a global framework to expand credit for women-led businesses, aiming to close gender financing gaps and support...
The core contestation is between commodifying land through individual rights and markets, versus protecting it as a social good through communal right...
An Oxfam report shows 1.13 million Kenyan children are out of school, linking dropouts to deepening inequality, underfunded public schools, teacher sh...
Turkana County leaders used World AIDS Day in Lodwar to warn of rising HIV infections and deaths, unveil new highway health outreach, and urge shared...
Researchers collected nearly 700 stories from people fleeing Sudan’s war to South Sudan, revealing widespread rape and terror against women and girls...
According to organisers, the 2026 IGAD Media Awards will be hosted in Uganda, continuing the tradition of rotating the ceremony across member states.
Empowering women through education, financial independence, and supportive environments helps prevent violence.
While data on women human rights defenders is limited, there is significant evidence that they face similar levels of threat, with attackers including...
The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence agains...
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a serious human rights and public health issue.
Speaking at the event, which also marked the rollout of the My Dear Daughter campaign, First Lady Rachel Ruto described the elders’ stand as a histori...
KEWOPA said many women facing death sentences have histories of domestic abuse and social marginalisation that the legal system often fails to conside...
From homes to community halls, women like Awrelia are finding their voices and reshaping what the future can look like – for their daughters, their fa...
Investigating officer Jefferson Mwiti told the court that the first suspect allegedly defiled and strangled Safiya while she slept.
Nine counties recorded more than 1,000 SGBV cases each, revealing the regions where the burden of gender-based violence is heaviest. These are Nairobi...
Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana sought urgent clarification from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding Kenyan youth who trave...
According to the latest Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) report, each Kenyan woman’s unpaid work is valued at Sh118,845 per year.
Digital tools allow perpetrators to hide evidence, while law enforcement often lacks the technical skills to investigate cyber-related crimes.
The study, which analysed coverage from January 2024 to April 2025, shows that Kenya produced 54 per cent of all stories published or aired on the sub...
Cheruiyot said the Bill provides a clear mechanism to ensure that whenever either House fails to meet the two-thirds gender threshold, additional memb...
National Gender and Equality Commission member Dr Margaret Karungaru noted that national policies promoting gender equality and protecting widows’ pro...
The proposed legislation aims to introduce “double punishment” measures, ensuring offenders face both custodial sentences and financial restitution to...
Zamzam described the situation as a national crisis demanding immediate legislative intervention.
This year's theme, The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead, as the world marks 30 years since the Beijing Declaration, the world's blueprint for gender equal...
Beyond HIV care, the project will strengthen antenatal services, safe deliveries, immunisation, emergency response, and the rollout of digital health...
