Spare no effort to end femicide and all forms of GBV

Kenyan women and human rights organizations match along the streets of Nairobi to protest against the rising femicide cases in the country on Jan 27, 2024. [Collins oduor, Standard]

The revelation that more than 100 women have been killed in the last six months alone through femicide is worrying. The World Health Organisation defines femicide as the intentional killing of women because they are women. This unnerving trend has cast a dark shadow on our nation's conscience, and calls for a swift and decisive response.

Since September 2023, a shocking 7,107 incidents of sexual and gender-based cases have been recorded, a pointer to the gravity of the matter.