Nairobi, Kenya, December 19- Kenya has reported 100 murders over a span of four months, according to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Speaking during a security briefing on Thursday, he revealed that the killings occurred between August and November 2024, with investigations into 97 of the cases already completed, while others are pending in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several chilling murders have sparked public outrage. Dahabo Daud Said, 38, Amina Abdirashid Dahir, 22, and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed, 13, were brutally stabbed to death after disappearing from their home in Nairobi\u2019s Eastleigh estate. Their bodies were discovered in different locations, including Bahati in Makadara, Parklands, and Machakos. Dahabo\u2019s hands had been severed in a particularly gruesome act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another harrowing incident, the body of 23-year-old Seth Nyakio Njeri was found in her friend\u2019s house in Thika on October 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response to the surge in femicide, the Cabinet has approved the formation of a presidential working group to address the crisis comprehensively. This task force will collaborate with religious leaders, parents, schools, security agencies, and other stakeholders to identify gaps in legal frameworks, enforcement, and societal values that enable such violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President William Ruto has urged security agencies to tackle the alarming rise in femicide, expressing deep concern over the loss of women\u2019s lives in brutal killings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) has strongly condemned the escalating cases of femicide. Mark Owuor, Head of Communications at FIDA-Kenya, called the trend \u201cheartbreaking and alarming,\u201d describing it as a gross violation of women\u2019s constitutional rights to life, safety, and security. He emphasized that these cases expose systemic failures in safeguarding women across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mudavadi also highlighted that Kenya recorded 7,107 cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) between September 2023 and December 2024. He referred to femicide as the \u201celephant in the room\u201d for the security sector, underscoring the urgent need to address the violation of women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rise in femicide has prompted leaders, civil society groups, and citizens to demand swift and decisive action to protect women and end the violence. Among the latest horrifying cases was the murder of three family members whose bodies were dumped in separate locations, further underscoring the gravity of the crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nairobi, Kenya, December 19- Kenya has reported 100 murders over a span of four months, according to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Speaking during a security briefing on Thursday, he revealed that the killings occurred between August and November 2024, with investigations into 97 of the cases already completed, while others are pending in court. Gruesome Murders Shock the Nation Several chilling murders have sparked public outrage. Dahabo Daud Said, 38, Amina Abdirashid Dahir, 22, and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed, 13, were brutally stabbed to death after disappearing from their home in Nairobi\u2019s Eastleigh estate. Their bodies were discovered in different locations, including Bahati in Makadara, Parklands, and Machakos. Dahabo\u2019s hands had been severed in a particularly gruesome act. In another harrowing incident, the body of 23-year-old Seth Nyakio Njeri was found in her friend\u2019s house in Thika on October 14. Government Action Against Femicide In response to the surge in femicide, the Cabinet has approved the formation of a presidential working group to address the crisis comprehensively. This task force will collaborate with religious leaders, parents, schools, security agencies, and other stakeholders to identify gaps in legal frameworks, enforcement, and societal values that enable such violence. President William Ruto has …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1962,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960\/revisions\/1962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}