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Intimate partners emerge as the largest perpetrators of TFGBV

Brenda Yambo, Legal Counsel at Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya. [Maryann Muganda, Standard]

Intimate partners, acquaintances, and individuals once trusted with personal information have emerged as the most frequently reported perpetrators of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Kenya, according to the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya).

From former lovers and colleagues to individuals first encountered on social media, these are people who know their victims well enough to exploit private details, images and digital footprints, turning familiarity into a powerful tool of harm.

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