Press StatementFor Immediate ReleaseBroken System, Broken Lives: Kenya’s Failed Response to Femicide Over the past couple of months there has been a disturbing surge in femicide cases in Kenya, with no end in sight. News reports are filled with stories of young women whose lives were tragically cut short. This month alone, we have witnessed … Read more
The Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW) expresses profound sadness and outrage over the unfolding discovery of multiple bodies at the Kware dumpsite in Nairobi’s Mukuru kwa Njenga informal settlement. During a press statement held yesterday, Acting Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja stated that eight bodies had been recovered as of July 13, 2024. Preliminary investigations indicate that all the recovered bodies are female.
The recent, horrifying killing of Starlet Wahu, 26 year old and an unidentified 24-year-old woman who was found murdered in Roysambu is a clear reminder of the femicide crisis plaguing Kenya, where women are not safe.