Children walk home from school in Nairobi on November 15 /FILENairobi is increasingly becoming hostile to children, a new report has said. It says in Kenya, children continue to be subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse and harmful cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage. “Some children are also vulnerable to trafficking, substance abuse, radicalisation, hazardous labour and online exploitation,” the report says. Of the 117,602 cases of violence against children recorded nationally, Nairobi has 16,855 cases, by far leading the pack. The judiciary annually observes November as the children justice month.

Source: The Star November 19, 2024 05:31 UTC