KISII Kenya September 29-Like many parts of the country, the Kisii community is not an exception when it comes to Gender based violence(GBV) which is mostly affecting women and girls more than men.
Existence of traditional forms of violence such as d domestic, sexual and harmful practices such as FGM, online violence nurtured under challenges posed under the digital revolution.
In 2022,the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey(KDHS) indicates, 40 percent have experienced physical or intimate violence in their lifetime while child marriages and FGM was at 23 percent and 21 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, data from the Kenya Healthy Information System for the past five months indicates a total of 110,821 pregnancies were recorded among adolescents aged between the ages of 10 to 19.
Most Women remain silent in the face of abuse due to low level of education, low social-economic status and societal norms of male superiority forcing them to depend on their male counterparts for financial dependence.
Leaders in Kisii have expressed worries over rising cases of Gender( Based Violence(GBV) and launched campaigns to raise awareness and advocate for prevention and elimination of GBV cases ahead of the 16 days of activism.
Kisii Woman Representative Dorice Aburi who has been advocating against GBV cases in the region said high cost of living has majorly contributed to rising cases of GBV cases and there is need for awareness creation and prevention of this vice.
The woman rep has gone round all the sub-counties While donating foodstuffs and clothing to vulnerable groups under the Donya charity foundation, while creating awareness and advocating for prevention of GBV, the region is currently recording highest numbers of teen pregnancies and domestic violence.
“the cultural relativism in our community is a contributing factor to GBV and we see it as a normal thing,sending a warning out there to men beating their wives, the law is coming for them and they won’t like it,” said Aburi.
With the establishment of a gender-based violence rescue center in Kisii, many women and girls from the region and its neighbors are benefiting by getting a shelter and a place to call a safe home whenever they face violence.
“The GBV rescue center has given our women a shoulder to lean on and a safe home where they get medication, rehabilitation and counselling from our officers,” noted Aburi .
The woman rep highlighted a case whereby a police officer physically abused his wife and called the ministry of interior to take a step and arrest the officer who was walking freely.
“The ministry of interior should arrest this police officer since his colleagues don’t seem to arrest him anytime sooner, he assaulted his wife who is currently seeking medication here in Kisii,”said the woman rep.
The Woman rep emphasized that gender-based violence is not just a women’s issue but a societal problem that affects everyone.
Kisii Governor Simba Arati always reminds parents to take responsibility and take care of children to ensure they complete their education.
“it’s worrying ,the rate at which children are getting babies, who should take care of them, they can’t even pay hospital bills, ”said Arati.
He cautioned men from having love affairs with school going girls and said he is going to strictly follow up such cases and ensure the perpetrators are put behind bars.
Kenya National Human Rights Commission Chief Executive Officer Benard Mogesa said in this century, financial dependence is the main cause of violence against women and a source of conflict when a man is the breadwinner.
“ also traditional believes have greatly contributed to domestic violence among couples in our African communities whereby beating a woman is seen as nothing big and this has left many women with injuries or even death, ”said
During COVID-19 pandemic, GBV cases went high and many of these cases went unreported due to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
The 2010 Kenyan constitution has provisions for the protection from all forms of violence including the sexual offence act.
The Kenyan government is among 42 countries in Africa which has ratified the Maputo protocol to eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against women.
Leaders in Kisii are on track to advocate and eliminate GBV ahead of the 16 days of activism.
Like many parts of the country, the Kisii community is not an exception when it comes to Gender based violence(GBV) which is mostly affecting women and girls more than men.
Existence of traditional forms of violence such as d domestic, sexual and harmful practices such as FGM, online violence nurtured under challenges posed under the digital revolution.
In 2022,the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey(KDHS) indicates, 40 percent have experienced physical or intimate violence in their lifetime while child marriages and FGM was at 23 percent and 21 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, data from the Kenya Healthy Information System for the past five months indicates a total of 110,821 pregnancies were recorded among adolescents aged between the ages of 10 to 19 ,104,711 were between the ages of 15 to 19.
Most Women remain silent in the face of abuse due to low level of education, low social-economic status and societal norms of male superiority forcing them to depend on their male counterparts for financial dependence.
Leaders in Kisii have expressed worries over rising cases of Gender( Based Violence(GBV) and launched campaigns to raise awareness and advocate for prevention and elimination of GBV cases ahead of the 16 days of activism.
Kisii Woman Representative Dorice Aburi who has been advocating against GBV cases in the region said high cost of living has majorly contributed to rising cases of GBV cases and there is need for awareness creation and prevention of this vice.
The woman rep has gone round all the sub-counties While donating foodstuffs and clothing to vulnerable groups under the Donya charity foundation, while creating awareness and advocating for prevention of GBV, the region is currently recording highest numbers of teen pregnancies and domestic violence.
“the cultural relativism in our community is a contributing factor to GBV and we see it as a normal thing, am calling and at the same time sending a warning out there to men beating their wives, the law is coming for them and they won’t like it,” said Aburi.
With the establishment of a gender-based violence rescue center in Kisii, many women and girls from the region and its neighbors are benefiting by getting a shelter and a place to call a safe home whenever they face violence.
“The GBV rescue center has given our women a shoulder to lean on and a safe home where they get medication, rehabilitation and counselling from our officers,” noted Aburi .
The woman rep highlighted a case whereby a police officer physically abused his wife and called the ministry of interior to take a step and arrest the officer who was walking freely.
“am calling the ministry of interior to arrest this police officer since his colleagues don’t seem to arrest him anytime sooner, he assaulted his wife who is currently seeking medication here in Kisii,”
The Woman rep emphasized that gender-based violence is not just a women’s issue but a societal problem that affects everyone.
Kisii Governor Simba Arati always reminds parents to take responsibility and take care of children to ensure they complete their education.
“it’s worrying ,the rate at which children are getting babies, who should take care of them, they can’t even pay hospital bills, ”said Arati.
He cautioned men from having love affairs with school going girls and said he is going to strictly follow up such cases and ensure the perpetrators are put behind bars.
Kenya National Human Rights Commission Chief Executive Officer Benard Mogesa said in this century, financial dependence is the main cause of violence against women and a source of conflict when a man is the breadwinner.
“ also traditional believes have greatly contributed to domestic violence among couples in our African communities whereby beating a woman is seen as nothing big and this has left many women with injuries or even death, ”said
During COVID-19 pandemic, GBV cases went high and many of these cases went unreported due to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
The 2010 Kenyan constitution has provisions for the protection from all forms of violence including the sexual offence act.
The Kenyan government is among 42 countries in Africa which has ratified the Maputo protocol to eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against women.
Leaders in Kisii are on track to advocate and eliminate GBV ahead of the 16 days of activism.
Like many parts of the country, the Kisii community is not an exception when it comes to Gender based violence(GBV) which is mostly affecting women and girls more than men.
Existence of traditional forms of violence such as d domestic, sexual and harmful practices such as FGM, online violence nurtured under challenges posed under the digital revolution.
In 2022,the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey(KDHS) indicates, 40 percent have experienced physical or intimate violence in their lifetime while child marriages and FGM was at 23 percent and 21 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, data from the Kenya Healthy Information System for the past five months indicates a total of 110,821 pregnancies were recorded among adolescents aged between the ages of 10 to 19 ,104,711 were between the ages of 15 to 19.
Most Women remain silent in the face of abuse due to low level of education, low social-economic status and societal norms of male superiority forcing them to depend on their male counterparts for financial dependence.
Leaders in Kisii have expressed worries over rising cases of Gender( Based Violence(GBV) and launched campaigns to raise awareness and advocate for prevention and elimination of GBV cases ahead of the 16 days of activism.
Kisii Woman Representative Dorice Aburi who has been advocating against GBV cases in the region said high cost of living has majorly contributed to rising cases of GBV cases and there is need for awareness creation and prevention of this vice.
The woman rep has gone round all the sub-counties While donating foodstuffs and clothing to vulnerable groups under the Donya charity foundation, while creating awareness and advocating for prevention of GBV, the region is currently recording highest numbers of teen pregnancies and domestic violence.
“the cultural relativism in our community is a contributing factor to GBV and we see it as a normal thing, am calling and at the same time sending a warning out there to men beating their wives, the law is coming for them and they won’t like it,” said Aburi.
With the establishment of a gender-based violence rescue center in Kisii, many women and girls from the region and its neighbors are benefiting by getting a shelter and a place to call a safe home whenever they face violence.
“The GBV rescue center has given our women a shoulder to lean on and a safe home where they get medication, rehabilitation and counselling from our officers,” noted Aburi .
The woman rep highlighted a case whereby a police officer physically abused his wife and called the ministry of interior to take a step and arrest the officer who was walking freely.
“am calling the ministry of interior to arrest this police officer since his colleagues don’t seem to arrest him anytime sooner, he assaulted his wife who is currently seeking medication here in Kisii,”
The Woman rep emphasized that gender-based violence is not just a women’s issue but a societal problem that affects everyone.
Kisii Governor Simba Arati always reminds parents to take responsibility and take care of children to ensure they complete their education.
“it’s worrying ,the rate at which children are getting babies, who should take care of them, they can’t even pay hospital bills, ”said Arati.
He cautioned men from having love affairs with school going girls and said he is going to strictly follow up such cases and ensure the perpetrators are put behind bars.
Kenya National Human Rights Commission Chief Executive Officer Benard Mogesa said in this century, financial dependence is the main cause of violence against women and a source of conflict when a man is the breadwinner.
“Also traditional believes have greatly contributed to domestic violence among couples in our African communities whereby beating a woman is seen as nothing big and this has left many women with injuries or even death, ”said
During COVID-19 pandemic, GBV cases went high and many of these cases went unreported due to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
The 2010 Kenyan constitution has provisions for the protection from all forms of violence including the sexual offence act.
The Kenyan government is among 42 countries in Africa which has ratified the Maputo protocol to eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against women.
Agenda 2063 projects,all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls would have been eliminated and these women would enjoy their human rights.
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