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‘1,700 women beaten by husbands this year’

A report by a US humanitarian organisation operating in Taita Taveta shows 1,767 women have been beaten by their husbands this year.

Presenting the report on gender-based violence during a women's conference organised by the county administration in Voi on Saturday, ActionAid Manager Rosemary Migiro said 851 women had also been sexually harassed and a total of 677 sexually abused.

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