The shaming and blaming of victims worsens the situation.
Besides punishing rapists, there is a need for aggressive public awareness on the boundaries of relationships and the importance of sexual consent.
Sexual violence in Kenya is widespread in all communities but recent reports suggest that Wajir bears the brunt of the vice with statistics showing one in 10 women in the county is a victim.
Sadly, these tragic incidents do not get appropriate attention from the authorities. Instead, the Maslaha traditional system — in which selected members of a clan, usually a collective of men, mediate the case — continues to be relied upon.
