President Ruto directs security agencies across to combat the troubling rise in femicide cases

President William Ruto has directed security agencies across the country to combat the troubling rise in femicide cases. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of his deputy, Kithure Kindiki, at KICC, Ruto urged society to remain vigilant and proactive in identifying these criminals. This comes just days after the national police service reported 97 cases of femicide in the last three months alone, spurring civil society groups to demand that the government acknowledge femicide as a national crisis, calling for dedicated funding and resources to address it.