Mudavadi: 100 women were murdered between August and November 2024
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has on Thursday revealed that 100 women were murdered between August and November 2024.
Mr Mudavadi, who is also Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary, said femicide is "the elephant in the room in the security sector".
"There are 100 murders of women from August to November 2024. So far, DCI has completed investigations on these and the majority are pending before court. The Police IG has formed a specialised unit to deal with femicide," he said.
He added: "The country has recorded a total of 7,107 sexual and gender-based violence cases from September 2023 to date. Nairobi recorded the highest number of incidents while Samburu and Mandera had the lowest."
In addition, he noted, President William Ruto recently directed the formation of a presidential working group on femicide.
