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Kenya: Protesters demand action against femicide amid police crackdown
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12/10/2024
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Nairobi on Tuesday to denounce rising femicide cases in Kenya, facing a violent police crackdown that left many injured.
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Nairobi on Tuesday to denounce rising femicide
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cases in Kenya, facing a violent police crackdown that left many injured.
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Protesters chant and stop femicides gathered to highlight the alarming number of murders
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of women and girls in the country as police respond with tear gas causing chaos in the streets.
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Precisely, Kenya is dealing with a long-standing silent epidemic of gender-based violence,
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with police data showing that 97 women were killed between August and November 2024.
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In addition, a recent UN report reveals Africa has the world's highest rates
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of partner-related femicides. On the other hand, last month,
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President Willem Roodtel pledged $700,000 for a campaign to end femicides. However,
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activists said concrete measures are still lacking.
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and you're throwing tear gas at them to what end so the government is part of the problem
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according to me not be happening we we need to be safe around our men we need to be safe
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when we are going for a jog in the morning i need to be safe when i come home um you know i i just
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need to be okay i just need to feel okay around the people that i love i need to feel okay
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among the people that i interact with on a day-to-day basis yeah
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