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President Uhuru decries surge in Gender Based Violence in Africa

President Uhuru Kenyatta with the 75th United Nation's General Assembly President Mr Volkan Bozkir at State House, Nairobi, before he left for France on Tuesday.. [PSCU]. [PSCU]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has decried the rising cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Africa saying the situation had reached global emergency levels.

He said Covid-19 had exacerbated the already dire global GBV situation and called for urgent corrective action by the international community.

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