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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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00:00Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Nairobi on Tuesday to denounce rising femicide
00:07cases in Kenya, facing a violent police crackdown that left many injured.
00:12Protesters chant and stop femicides gathered to highlight the alarming number of murders
00:18of women and girls in the country as police respond with tear gas causing chaos in the streets.
00:25Precisely, Kenya is dealing with a long-standing silent epidemic of gender-based violence,
00:32with police data showing that 97 women were killed between August and November 2024.
00:39In addition, a recent UN report reveals Africa has the world's highest rates
00:44of partner-related femicides. On the other hand, last month,
00:48President Willem Roodtel pledged $700,000 for a campaign to end femicides. However,
00:53activists said concrete measures are still lacking.
01:23and you're throwing tear gas at them to what end so the government is part of the problem
01:29according to me not be happening we we need to be safe around our men we need to be safe
01:37when we are going for a jog in the morning i need to be safe when i come home um you know i i just
01:43need to be okay i just need to feel okay around the people that i love i need to feel okay
01:48among the people that i interact with on a day-to-day basis yeah

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