Alarm as gender based violence rises in the CoastSaida Mwinyi, nurse at Coast General Hospital: Most of these victims tell us they want a P3 form to just scare their husbands. In Mombasa, Kisauni and Likoni lead in domestic violence cases. According to statistics from GBV Recovery Centre at Coast General Hospital, the number of women admitted over domestic violence in 2019 was 35 compared to 14 in 2018. In all the domestic violence cases, women are the most-affected, with 39 of them reporting violent cases compared to 10 men. According to the police boss, Mishomoroni area in Kisauni has the highest number of domestic violence cases that rarely conclude in court or at the police station.

Source: Standard Digital January 26, 2020 06:11 UTC