The Superintendent of Police can no longer take the secondary trauma victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) have to endure. Having worked in the police service for 22 years, Ms Nderitu has walked the journey with the victims. It is currently under renovation and the NGEC has given the government 90 days from August 18, to operationalise it, Ms Nderitu says. The Policare will also have a special unit to deal with sexual assaults against persons with intellectual disability. GENDER EQUALITY ADVOCATEHad she not become a police officer, Ms Nderitu says, she would have become a gender equality advocate.

Source: Daily Nation August 25, 2020 09:28 UTC