Gender-Based Violence in Kenya
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) GBV remains one of the most severe forms of gender inequality and discrimination in Kenya. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of modern time affecting women and girls. Over 200 femicide cases have been reported between the period of January to November 2019, these statistics are deeply alarming and a point of grave concern to systemic latitude and impunity accorded to perpetrators, societal stigma towards survivors, and their subsequent silence. Gender Based violence is directly linked with the unequal distribution of power between women and men which explains the direct effect on families, communities, and societies as a whole. Deep-rooted, and complex set of patriarchal beliefs, power, and control continue to create a social environment in which GBV is perva- sive and normalized. Unfortunately, data on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) victims is difficult to confirm. Moving forward, the social and cultural barriers that have hin...