Punish elders who intervene in sexual offences, residents say

Technical Working Group on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide chairperson Nancy Barasa and Vice Chairperson Sam Thenya receive a memorandum from Director Community Policing and Gender Protection Judy Lamet during stakeholder engagement at KICC, Nairobi, on April 9, 2025. [Collins Oduor,Standard]

Residents of Garissa want elders who arbitrate sexual offences to be punished.

Locals also called for the amendment of the Sexual Offences Act to criminalise arbitration in gender based violence (GBV) cases.