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Grades for flesh: Inside the toxic relationships trapping Kenya's university women

A couple talking in a bar. (Courtesy)

Sexual relationships with lecturers, student poverty, and weak gender-based violence (GBV) policies are fueling a surge in GBV and femicide across Kenyan universities.

Students are reportedly coerced into sexual relationships by lecturers or senior students, while others remain in abusive relationships for financial support.

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