Femicide cases in Kenya fuel urgent calls for action to end violence against women
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On 27 January, thousands of women and men marched in Nairobi and other major cities in Kenya calling for an end to femicide and violence against women. Protesters carried placards with messages including “We Are Human Beings”, “Say Their Names”, and “Stop Killing Us!”At least 500 women and girls have been murdered in Kenya since 2016, despite the country's efforts to prevent gender-based violence, according to the Africa Data Hub, a regional network of data organizations that traces such killings based on newspaper reports.
The organization wrote that its data is likely not inclusive of all the femicides during that period, and said, “the cases are not isolated; instead, they reveal recurring patterns, indicating a deeper and more systemic issue.”
According to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and UN Women, current and former intimate partners are the most likely perpetrators of femicide, accounting for an average of 55 per cent of all intimate partner and family-related killings.
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