Revisiting gender injustice for post-election violence survivors

Physical and structural violence targeting women is still profound. This does not in any way demean or downplay the suffering of men, especially boys. Both genders face different challenges in post-conflict situations. Women are frequently targets of sexual and other forms of violence, often systematically perpetrated. However, their needs tend to be neglected after violence.

Already, Kenyans have forgotten the heinous violations that women went through during post-election violence and the gruesome sufferings they are still undergoing now. It is even difficult in this quasi-socio political transition context where society is still largely patriarchal. Far too often, remedial measures taken after violence tend to neglect women’s experience of the violence with little regard for the distinct and complex rights’ violations and injuries they suffered.