Residents of Nairobi, Bungoma, West Pokot, Vihiga, Migori, Meru and Kisii will have to wait longer as the government scales up efforts to set up Gender-Based Violence (GBV) rescue centres.
Appearing before Labour and Social Welfare Committee in Parliament, Gender PS Collette Suda revealed the move is informed by budget constraints in implementing GBV-related projects.
Prof Suda told MPs yesterday that the existing shelters in the counties would function well if enough money was allocated to the projects.
The PS was responding to a question by Kisii Woman Representative Janet Ongera, requiring the government to reveal details of GBV protection centres and whether there were plans to establish more at least in every constituency.
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Suda said her office had partnered with non-state actors to establish 52 safe spaces in eight counties and recovery centres in Level Five hospitals. The committee heard that only Makueni has so far established and operationalised a shelter for GBV survivors.
“The State department is engaging the county governments through the intergovernmental framework on gender, to establish more shelters,”
