Women in slums at risk as violence cases spike

Mombasa women and human right groups march from Sabasaba to Lights as they commemorated International Women's day in Mombasa County on Friday March 8, 2019. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Maureen writhes in pain as she cradles her baby in Kaptembwo, an informal settlement in Nakuru County.

As the world marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV) which started yesterday, Maureen is nursing injuries she sustained in a domestic row.