Kenya: Alarm Over Rising Gender-Based Violence

Nairobi — A new report by the Nairobi Women's Hospital Gender Violence Recovery Centre has raised concerns over the rising cases of gender-based violence in Kenya and the isolation of men in efforts to address it.

Speaking during a media briefing on the '1 million Fathers Movement' campaign, FEMNET Regional Programme Associate Alberta Wambua said there were 1,864 cases reported with sexual violence cases taking the lead at 84 percent and physical violence accounting for 16 percent of the cases.

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