The National Research Crime Centre (NRCC) published a report on the escalation of intimate partner violence in Kenya. The report indicates different factors contributing to the rise of intimate partner violence including alcohol, poverty, and domestic disagreements/disputes, among others. This report clearly shows that alcohol is the leading cause of gender-based violence and intimate partner violence. I believe we need to interrogate sexism or misogyny and its contribution to intimate partner violence in our society. This is the only way that we shall start to have a paradigm shift and change the accepted culture of accepted sexism that perpetuates intimate partner violence in Kenya and globally.

Source: Standard Digital May 24, 2021 21:00 UTC