How Covid-19 pandemic fuelled violence against children

CS Ministry of Public Service and Gender, Prof. Margaret Kobia, (2nd left) Deputy Chief of Staff Executive office of the President, Ruth Kagia, (right ) accompanied by youth during the launch of the report at a Nairobi hotel on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Samson Wire. Standard].

Violence among adolescents went up during the Covid-19 period with young people experiencing sexual, emotional and physical violence.

These forms of violence are being fueled by the loss of sources of income due to the effects of coronavirus and interpersonal differences among family members.