The Government has gazetted a 42-member Technical Working Group to fight the rising cases of Gender-Based Violence and femicide.
The group will be chaired by Nancy Barasa and includes a secretariat of three members and four joint secretaries.
The team has been mandated with identifying trends, hotspots and causes contributing to GBV and femicide.
The President noted that increased cases of GBV and femicide continue to cause immense physical, emotional and economic harm to individuals, families, and communities, worsening gender inequalities and impeding sustainable development.
He pointed to existing gaps in prevention, response, investigations, prosecution, data management, and survivor support systems in GBV and femicide cases which pose a threat to national security and strain the nation’s social fabric.
