Address financial abuse against women in Kenya

 Participants during a past protest against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

When we talk about gender-based violence (GBV) in Kenya, images of bruises, assaults, or harassment often come to mind. Yet another, far subtler form of violence quietly undermines women’s autonomy and traps them in abusive relationships: financial abuse.

This hidden form of GBV often begins before physical violence, gradually eroding a woman’s independence, self-confidence, and ability to make decisions.