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Kenya has one of the highest rates of violence against women in Africa. Media reports say that in January alone more than 10 women in the country were victims of femicide, defined by the UN as the ...
Domestic violence in Kenya constitutes any harmful behavior against a family member or partner, including rape, assault, physical abuse, and forced prostitution. [1] Domestic violence in Kenya reflects worldwide statistics in that women are the overwhelming majority of victims. Over 40% of married women in Kenya have reported being victims of ...
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF), founded in 1990, has campaigned for the ratification of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa and provided legal support to women during the 2007-2008 post-election violence. Kenya Women's National Council (KWNC), established in 1982, has coordinated the "Women's March to State House" in ...
Kenya's Demographic and Health Survey of 2023 found that more than 11 million women — or 20% of the population — have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner during ...
At least 14 women have been slayed since the start of the year, media outlets in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) […] The post Thousands march against femicide in Kenya following the January slayings ...
The murder of Agnes Wanjiru was carried out in the town of Nanyuki, Kenya, in 2012. Wanjiru's body was discovered in the septic tank of Lion's Court Hotel in Nanyuki two months after she disappeared. Wanjiru entered the hotel with British soldiers of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The murder was widely covered in the British press after the ...
Grassroots activism is an important social force in Kenya, especially for women and is not just a modern phenomenon. [32] Campaigns led by Kenya women have included issues such as FGM, women's political participation and gender-based violence. [33] [34] [35] Leading protests can put activists like Wanjeri Nderu at risk of violence. [36]
St. Kizito was a coeducational boarding secondary school in Meru County, Kenya, named after Saint Kizito. It closed down in 1991 following a high profile rape and massacre of girls at the school. It closed down in 1991 following a high profile rape and massacre of girls at the school.