“Combating femicide requires not just legal intervention but societal transformation,” CJ Koome

With the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence approaching, the state department for gender and affirmative action has pledged to work closely with law enforcement to expedite investigations and responses to cases of gender-based violence and femicide. This follows a national police service report revealing that nearly 100 women lost their lives to femicide in the past three months.