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Topic: Gbv

Why the Cabinet must fast track Baraza team's proposals on GBV

By Irungu Houghton   2026-02-06 18:09:56

Gender based violence currently costs Kenya Sh46 billion annually in health expenses, legal processes and productivity losses.

How older women are becoming GBV targets in Kenya - Report

By Esther Nyambura   2026-01-30 03:05:14

Gender-based violence (GBV) cases in Kenya have risen in recent years, prompting the Technical Working Group (TWG) on GBV to call for the vice to be declared a national crisis by January 31.

Intimate partners emerge as the largest perpetrators of TFGBV

By Maryann Muganda   2026-01-30 17:00:36

Women in public life, including journalists, human rights defenders, politicians and feminist activists, are disproportionately targeted.

Kenya loses Sh41bn annually to GBV as report reveals hotspots

By Jacinta Mutura   2026-01-29 18:36:20

GBV disproportionately affects women, resulting in severe socio-economic repercussions

GBV taskforce proposes chemical castration for child sex offenders

By Esther Nyambura   2026-01-27 19:14:22

Technical Working Group on GBV wants femicide declared a national crisis by Jan 31, and emergency fund established; calls for CCTV installation on short-stay rentals, lodgings by Sept 30.

Government condemns social media content normalising GBV

By Esther Nyambura   2026-01-23 23:06:04

Government condemns rising social media content normalising gender-based violence under guise of entertainment, orders its immediate removal, vows action against violators.