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Nairobi had 86 cases of sexual assault, says new report

Police officers beat up a woman during an Opposition rally along Manyanja road last month. [File, Standard]

At least 86 cases of sexual and gender-based violence were either reported or documented in Nairobi in the run up to the 2017 election and after, says a new report.

According to the report by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) dubbed ‘Still a Mirage’, 62 per cent of the sexual violence cases were perpetrated by police while 38 per cent by civilians.

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