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Canvas of Change: Fighting gender-based violence through art

Gender and Affirmative Action Cabinet Secretary Hanna Cheptumo at the GBV art exhibition.

Kenya is confronting an alarming rise in gender-based violence, with more than 7,000 cases reported since September 2023 and countless others that never make it to official records.

Most incidents unfold in the very spaces meant to offer safety, committed by people known to the victims in homes, schools, and neighbourhoods.

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