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Cases of wife battery on the rise, says lobby

Domestic violence in Mombasa County has risen by two per cent this year up from 68 per cent last year, a study by a rights group reveals.

The research carried out by Coast Women in Development (CWID) also reports that men are victims of beating but do not report to police or cooperate with researchers. At least 97 per cent of the cases are reported by females while three per cent were men.

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