PHOTO | KIUNDU WAWERUEarly this morning, Nairobi was painted purple with tens of people marching to protest the rising cases of sexual and Gender Based Violence. At the head of the march was Esther Passaris, who a week ago was caught in the thick of misogynistic and sexual slur during a national television broadcast. The protest was organised by the Nairobi City County and the Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) conveniently, three days after the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign, and three days to the World AIDS Day. We want to change that.”HIV INFECTIONMs Ndungu quoted recent research findings indicating that in Kenya 14 per cent of women aged between 15 and 49 have experienced sexual and gender based violence, with 11.5 per cent women experiencing both physical and sexual based violence. The Kenya Demographic and Housing Survey (KDHS) 2014 also show that 47 per cent of women have gone through either physical or sexual based violence.

Source: Daily Nation November 29, 2016 03:51 UTC