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The call comes amid continuing concern over the scale of gender-based violence in Kenya. The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 found that 34% of women aged 15 to 49 had experienced physical violence since the age of 15, while 16% had experienced physical violence in the 12 months preceding the survey
During the operation, detectives recovered mobile phones believed to have been used to facilitate the alleged fraudulent M-Pesa transactions. They also recovered two pangas that investigators suspect were used during the commission of the offences.
In the first case, Resident Magistrate Hon. Green Odera sentenced 32-year-old Darius Mboga, also known as Kevo, after convicting him on three counts of defilement contrary to Sections 8(3) and 8(4) of the Sexual Offences Act. He was also found guilty on three counts of committing an indecent act contrary to Section 11(1) of the Act.
Nineteen victims who sustained severe injuries received Sh1 million each, while 57 people classified as having suffered moderate injuries were awarded Sh500,000 each. Another 18 victims with minor injuries received Sh50,000 each, while six survivors of aggravated sexual offences were awarded Sh1 million each.
Eastern DR Congo has endured decades of conflict and instability. The latest violence comes as government forces continue fighting the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group in North and South Kivu, regions that are also grappling with an Ebola outbreak.
Speaking on Friday, as the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on June 19, transitional justice expert Christine Alai highlighted that thousands of victims of political and protest-related violence in Kenya continue to await recognition, support, and compensation despite enduring serious human rights violations
LSK said it was “deeply concerned and gravely disturbed by the recent spate of reported cases of femicide, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and other forms of gender-based violence across the country,” warning that women and girls were losing their lives in “tragic and disturbing circumstances.”
Mutuku was convicted on two counts of defilement under Section 8(1) as read with Sections 8(2), 8(3), and 8(4) of the Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006.
Police in Laare, Igembe North, have arrested six more suspects over a December 1, 2025 gang rape, bringing the total in custody to nine, as investigations and a public appeal for information continue.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking after a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada, described the attacks on civilians as systematic and targeted, highlighting the urgent need for international intervention.
According to a court filing posted on October 1, 2025, the offence took place on May 26, 2024, when the accused attacked the minor, a class two pupil, while her mother was at the church.
The senators demanded that the State Department for Gender and the National Gender and Equality Commission urgently provide medical, psychological, and protective support to all survivors.