Spate of Murders Gives Visibility to Femicide in Kenya

Between January 1, 2019 and April 13, 2019, 40 women have been murdered, according to data from Counting Dead Women Kenya. Nairobi county is reportedly leading in the number of murdered women, followed by Kiambu and Nakuru county.

The body of the late Ivy Wangechi being loaded into a hearse at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret on April 11, 2019.

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