The World Post 13th December 2016Kenya’s clan elders profit from the practice of female genital mutilation, complicating activist efforts to eradicate the practice in the west of the country, where “cutting” season has just begun.
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION 23rd March, 2016One in four internally displaced persons surveyed in Kenya has been a victim or witness of human trafficking, the majority lured to the Middle East but then forced to do menial work or sexually exploited,…
Thomson Reuters Foundation 8th Jan 2016Kenyans called for swift action after a man appeared in court on Friday accused of stabbing his wife in the face with a 10-inch blade which had to be removed by surgeons, amid fears she…
The STAR May 9th 2016The National Gender and Equality commission has started a campaign to end gender violence. Chairperson Winfred Luchuma said they will partner with counties to ensure the 'Keeping the Promise' campaign succeeds.
the STAR, 17TH November 2015. The High Court yesterday dismissed a case in which women's rights groups sought information on rape and other crimes in the 2007-08 post-election violence. Twenty-nine petitioners include the Federation of Women Lawyers-Kenya, the Kenya Human…
the STAR, 19TH October 2015.The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights wants dowry scrapped, saying it perpetuates gender-based violence. Assistant director Loise Munala said bride price is the main cause of violence in most families. “Instead of paying dowry, men…
The STAR May 18th 2016Residents of Sofia village, Gatondo sublocation, in Nyandarua county, burned six houses on Monday following the killing of a 30-year-old woman. Tabitha Kamau, a mother of three, was raped and killed a week ago. The burned…
The STAR July 27th 2016Victims of sexual violence may not want to speak immediately about what they have gone through, a witness has told the High Court.
The STAR July 2nd 2016The national government and the United Nations Population Fund are establishing and strengthening sexual and gender-based violence recovery centres. Public Service Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki yesterday said the centres must be established closer to the people…
The STAR July 5th 2016Pop star Madonna was reduced to tears during a trip to Kenya as she listened to a man describe how his five-year-old daughter had been recently raped by a neighbour in Nairobi's Kibera slum