Kenya: Amnesty Kenya, Civil Groups Demand Urgent Cabinet Memo to Tackle Femicide

Nairobi — Civil society organizations, including Amnesty International Kenya, the ENDFemicideKE Movement, and the #HumanIsMyID Alliance, have called on the Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage to urgently submit a Cabinet memorandum to address femicide in Kenya.

In an open letter addressed to Cabinet Secretary Hanna Cheptumo, the groups noted that the 30-day deadline set by President William Ruto for presenting a Cabinet memo on the implementation of the Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…