Kenya despite a heightened awareness of the crisis and government measures to curb what the World Health Organization terms as femicide.

Gender-based violence is a major challenge in Kenya, which has recorded a significant rise in deaths of women and girls in recent years. Language matters, in my view, so it is important to focus the ...

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STORY: A surge in violence against women in Kenya has spurred many to learn to fight back.At least 97 women across Kenya were ...

The family of Rita Waeni is lamenting about a stagnated investigation into the murder of their daughter, who was gruesomely ...

At a societal level, the crisis is perpetuated by structural barriers to justice, such as weak enforcement of GBV laws, the ...

This is far from an isolated case - Kenya has one of the highest rates of femicide, or killings with a gender-related motivation, in Africa. After police officers interrogated Mr Wambua ...

Women aged 18 to 35 at 59% form the largest demographic of victims of femicide in Kenya. In 77% of cases, killings were committed by a person known by the victim.

The murder of Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by her former partner has reignited calls for stronger action against femicide in Kenya. The 33-year-old Ugandan died days after being doused in ...