Women, bereaved mothers and human rights activists marched through Nairobi on Madaraka Day to protest rising killings and disappearances of women and children.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Kenya’s capital on Monday, calling for the government to urgently investigate rising cases of gender-based violence and femicide, or…

Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Kenya’s capital, calling for the government to urgently investigate rising cases of gender-based violence and the killing of women.

"Every life lost to femicide or infanticide represents a failure of society and the justice system."

Advocacy groups have given the government 40 days to intervene to deal with the plague of gender-based violence.

Women, bereaved mothers and human rights activists marched through Nairobi on Madaraka Day to protest rising killings and disappearances of women and children.

Women, bereaved mothers and human rights activists marched through Nairobi on Madaraka Day to protest rising killings and disappearances of women and children.

At least 69 women have been killed in the east African country since January, according to data compiled by data firm Odipo Dev and media outlet Africa Uncensored.