End Violence Against Women
October 5, 2023
End Violence Against Women
Women leaders and women peace actors in Vihiga and Bungoma Counties have called for an end to violence against women in Kenya.
Addressing the press after a 3-day workshop by the National Council of Churches of Kenya(NCCK) at the Mabanga ATC in Bungoma County, the women leaders and peace actors appealed for the cessation in harassment of women, urging security agencies and judicial officers to treat issues of sexual gender-based violence with utmost urgency, fairness and fidelity to the law.
“We call for an end to all forms of violence against women, including Sexual Gender Based Violence, FGM, Teenage pregnancies, and Early Marriages. We also call for cessation in harassment and discrimination of women for political and social leadership opportunities,” the statement partly read.
At the same time, the women have appealed to the County Governments of Vihiga and Bungoma to allocate more funds to the implementation of gender issues, particularly the County Action Plans (CAP) on women, peace, and security in the financial year 2023/2024.
NCCK in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland in Kenya, the UN Women, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is implementing a project dubbed Wadada wa Pawa aimed to strengthen women’s participation and decision making in the peace process.
