"Kenya is still a patriarchal society," she said. - Vigil - In December a peaceful demonstration against femicide in Nairobi was met with tear gas, with authorities arresting some of the participants.

Everlyn Namai dreamed that her missing cousin, 26-year-old Josephine Owino, came to her for help. “I’m here in the cold, in ...

Kenya is witnessing a crisis ... dialogue and amplify marginalized voices, has reduced femicide to just another breaking news item, often with sensationalist headlines and little follow-up.

It emerged that more men in Kirinyaga were silently facing abuses, even as a 42-member task force continues with public ...

The Africa Data Hub, in its lsquo;Silencing Women ndash; Tracking and Humanising Femicide Cases in Kenya rsquo; report, ...

"In keeping with the Constitutional requirement of ensuring wide consultations and public participation, the Technical ...

Last year, Kenya recorded 725 femicide cases, translating to 2.66 deaths per 100,000 women, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This equates to about 47 women losing their ...

Nairobi — Gender Cabinet Secretary nominee Hanna Cheptumo has apologised for her controversial remarks on femicide made during ... rights and lives of women in Kenya. Cheptumo, who was approved ...

"Kenya is still a patriarchal society," she said. In December a peaceful demonstration against femicide in Nairobi was met with tear gas, with authorities arresting some of the participants.