Over 20 000 people march to end femicide in Kenya
According to data collected by Femicide Count Kenya, at least 10 women were killed in January alone and 504 women between 2019 and 2024. In January, ForumCiv in Kenya joined a collective of feminist movements, human rights activists, concerned citizens, and civil society organizations in the country for an #EndFemicide march. The country-wide marches were a call to stop the alarming rate of femicide in Kenya and demand justice for the victims.
This action organized by a collective of feminist movements in Kenya, with the support of ForumCiv’s Regional Office in Eastern and Southern Africa among others, has resulted in the following:
- The formation of a special team to investigate femicides.
- The opening of a femicide hotline.
- Petitions were submitted to the National Assembly and County Assemblies across the country to ensure legislation favouring an end to femicide.
- The Chief Justice of Kenya, Martha Koome, committed to rolling out trauma-informed sexual and gender-based violence courts.
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