How to stay safe from ‘violence of passion’

In the past few months, Kenya’s media houses have highlighted heart-breaking stories of women who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).  The stories have shone a spotlight on women whose stories have never been told before: they have been burnt, had body parts cut off, been stabbed and even killed.

IPV is perpetuated by both women and men, though for a host of reasons – which are too numerous to effectively analyse here – women suffer the greatest burden, as do sexual minorities.