FGM ‘medicalization’ derailing war against the vice in Kenya
With increasing public awareness and education campaigns on the adverse health risks associated with the traditional Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) procedure and greater access to healthcare services, unethical healthcare workers in some rural parts...
SURVIVOR: I overcame Gender Based Violence to tell a story
According to Gender Violence Recovery Centre, Gender Based Violence is any act that results in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering.
This includes threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivations of liberty, whether...
Men challenged to join fight against female cut
More than 200 minor girls who underwent Alternative Rites of Passage training in Kisii County have 'graduated'.
Men were challenged to be at the forefront in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
The girls graduated...
Why gender-based violence irks these activists
It was a defilement incident that pushed Rebecca Basweti to picket in the streets and she vowed never to be silent whenever such incidents occur.
In Megogo village in Marani sub-county, Kisii County, a 50...
REPORT: Gender based violence rife in informal settlements
A new study has revealed shocking statistics on how women living within informal settlements in Nakuru County endure violence.
Their husbands or partners are the main perpetrators.
The report says, 26 out of every 100 women...
Gender bias in Pokot subdued, girl child getting stronger, bolder
The Pokot girl child in Tiaty Sub County, Baringo County is now aggressively going against the deeply entrenched cultural grain. Hundreds of girls are becoming conscious of their right to education, and their right...
