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Human rights activists in match against rising femicide cases in the country, in this photo taken on Saturday 27, 2024.[Collins Oduor, Standard]
A new femicide report shows that 2024 was the deadliest year on record for women in Kenya, with the number of female murders more than doubling compared to previous years.
The report, part of the ongoing Silencing Women Project by Odipo Dev and Africa Uncensored, reveals that 170 women were killed in 2024, an increase from the annual average of 85 cases recorded from 2016 to 2023.
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