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Kenya: Matatu Crew in Court for Stripping Woman
Capital FM, 28 November 2014
A matatu crew in whose vehicle a woman was stripped on the Githurai route were Friday arraigned before the Milimani Chief Magistrate's Court. Read more »
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Kenya: Stripping Women Is a Violent Crime That Must Be Punished
The Star, 28 November 2014
Gender violence, especially sexual violence like stripping and rape, against women in Kenya is not new. It has been around as long as society has continued to assign women the… Read more »
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Kenya: Nazigi Sacco Licence Suspended Over Woman's Stripping
Capital FM, 28 November 2014
The government has suspended the licence of Nazigi Sacco after two of its crew members were charged for stripping a woman on the Thika highway. Read more »
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Kenya: Matatu Crew to Be Stripped of Licences Over Assaults
Capital FM, 28 November 2014
The government has warned matatu drivers and conductors involved in stripping women over claims of indecent dressing that they will lose their licenses. Read more »
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Uganda: Kenya Exposes Uganda's Lip Service On the Rights of Women
Observer, 27 November 2014
Seeing thousands of women - and some men - march during the Kenya 'My dress, my choice' campaign filled me with pride. Read more »
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Kenya: Don't Judge Women Harshly Over Dressing, Waiguru Says
The Star, 27 November 2014
Devolution CS Anne Waiguru has asked men not to judge women harshly over their attire, saying they dress in manners which they believe are right. Read more »
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Kenya: Five Men Charged for Stripping Woman in Kayole
The Star, 27 November 2014
Five men were on Thursday arraigned in court in the Makadara law courts over the stripping of a woman in Kayole. Read more »
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Kenya: Five Men in Court for Stripping Woman in Kayole
Capital FM, 27 November 2014
Five men were arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts on Thursday on charges of participating in the stripping and assault of a woman in Kayole last week. Read more »
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Kenya: Uhuru - What Man Stands By As Women Are Stripped?
Capital FM, 26 November 2014
President Uhuru Kenyatta says those who film women being sexually assaulted or do nothing beyond watching such videos should be ashamed of themselves. Read more »
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Kenya: LSK Wants to Prosecute Men Stripping Women
Capital FM, 26 November 2014
The Law Society of Kenya has petitioned the Director of Public Prosecutions to be allowed to prosecute men stripping women in public after lack of action in recent cases. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyans Call for End to Gender-Based Violence
Sabahi, 26 November 2014
Outraged by a recent spate of public attacks against women based on the clothes they wear, Kenyans are calling for tighter measures to curb gender-based violence, which remains… Read more »
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Kenya: It's Time for Men to Embrace Women's Uniqueness, Waiguru Says
The Star, 26 November 2014
The matter of indecent dressing is not about the outfit but about "a social contract with men" for the benefit of the society, Devolution CS Anne Waiguru has said. Read more »
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Kenya: Gender-Based Violence Against Sex Workers and Its Implications On HIV and Aids
The Star, 26 November 2014
This is the second part of our series to mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Read more »
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Kenya: Campaign Seeks One Million Men to End Gender Based Violence
Key Correspondents, 25 November 2014
Today (25 November), as around the world 16 days of activism against gender based violence begins, many Kenyans are asking if the campaign is likely to help eliminate this issue… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Unite Kenya Campaign to End Violence Against Women
The Star, 25 November 2014
The ordeal that Wairimu (Kayole's latest stripping victim) went through and the violence meted against her for simply asking that her debt of three eggs be paid is vile, the worst… Read more »
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Kenya: Cop Among Two Charged With Stripping Woman
Capital FM, 24 November 2014
Two men, including an Administration Police officer were on Monday morning arraigned before court and charged for allegedly stripping a woman in Nairobi's Kayole estate. Read more »
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Kenya: The Stripping of Women Indicates Deep-Rooted Gender Inequality - Africa Unite Kenya Ambassador
The Star, 21 November 2014
The stripping of women in Nairobi is an indication of "deep-rooted gender inequality" and is all about "power, control, patriarchy and impunity", Africa Unite Kenya Ambassador has… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Police Arrest Dozens After Second Woman Attacked for 'Indecent Clothes'
Sabahi, 19 November 2014
Kenyan police on Tuesday (November 18th) arrested as many as 100 men in Nairobi in connection with a second attack on a woman wearing "indecent clothes", AFP reported. Read more »
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Kenya: Mawe Chairman Drafts Decency Bill to Help Choice Between 'Good and Bad' Clothes
The Star, 19 November 2014
Mawe chairman Nderitu Njoka has condemned the stripping of women for 'indecent' dressing and drafted a decency bill submitted to the Attorney General, the Chief Justice and the… Read more »
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Kenya: Maendeleo Ya Wanaume Drafts Decency Bill to Help Choice Between 'Good and Bad' Clothes
The Star, 19 November 2014
Maendeleo ya Wanaume chairman Nderitu Njoka has condemned the stripping of women for 'indecent' dressing and drafted a decency bill submitted to the Attorney General, the Chief… Read more »
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Kenya: Stripped Woman Flees From Hospital
The Star, 19 November 2014
A woman who was stripped naked in Kayole for allegedly wearing indecent clothes on Monday evening left Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital yesterday without informing the doctors. Read more »
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Kenya: Women Should Dress Decently to Avoid Humiliation - Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Nairobi Chair
The Star, 18 November 2014
Women need to learn the morals of decent dressing for the sake of the future generation, Maendeleo ya Wanawake Nairobi county chair Betty Miyandazi has said. Read more »
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Kenya: Another Woman Undressed in Kayole Hours After #mydressmychoice Protest
The Star, 18 November 2014
A woman is admitted at the Mama Lucy Hospital after she was beaten up and stripped naked by goons in Kayole over claims she was indecently dressed. Read more »