The government has plans to invest Sh 2.3 Billion towards prevention of gender based violence, president Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Further, the Head of State said the Government would ratify and implement the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 190 on eliminating Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and harassment in the workplace by 2026. The study revealed that the number of gender-based violence cases recorded between January and June last year increased to 2,032 from 1,057 cases reported the previous year, an increase of 92.2 percent. The study identifies the youth especially those faced with stresses of poverty and unemployment as the main perpetrators of family-based violence. The most common forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) reported were assault (1,615 cases), rape and attempted rape (223), murder (131), indecent assault (63).

Source: The Star May 29, 2021 06:56 UTC