Nakuru County Government has adopted a mobile App to address rising cases of sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the devolved unit. Chief Officer for Public Health, Dr Daniel Wainaina said the App, captures and analyses data and provides reports on submitted cases for further investigation while ensuring confidentiality, as well as dignity of survivors are […]
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Approximately 40 out of 100 women in Kenya experience physical violence, with one in five women experiencing sexual violence in their lifetime, according to Trans Nzoia Deputy Governor, Dr. Stanley Tarus. Tarus observed that Gender Based Violence (GBV) affects not only women victims, but also their families, relatives, friends, communities and country. He estimated that […]
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The County Government of Kilifi has kicked off an aggressive campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) and teenage pregnancies, which officials say have worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic period. This is after reports indicated that at least 175 cases of GBV had been reported to the devolved unit’s Department of Gender, Culture and Social Services since […]
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Six out of every ten households in Kilifi County experience domestic violence due to the difficult economic situations brought by the coronavirus pandemic, a women’s media organisation has said. Through a Malindi Gender-Based Violence (GBV) activist, Helder Lameck, the Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) says girls aged between six and 17 years are […]
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Hundreds of vulnerable families in Nairobi will receive food and non-foodstuffs worth Sh.3.8 million donated by National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). The donations were handed over to the eleven Nairobi Deputy County Commissioners (DCCs) who are expected to distribute them to over 900 families to cushion them from the economic effects of the curfew […]
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