Police in Kenya's capital have hurled tear gas canisters at hundreds of protesters angry about gender-based violence and femicide or the killing of women.

Police in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi used force to break up demonstrators during a rally in a public park on Tuesday.

Catholic churches in Kenya and the government of President William Ruto have joined in the fight against femicide – the killing of women and girls with gender-related motivations.

Nairobi — At least 100 women were murdered in Kenya between August and November 2024, Prime Cabinet Secretary (PCS) Musalia Mudavadi has revealed. Speaking on Thursday, Mudavadi, who is also the ...

Police say 97 women were murdered from August to October this year, a staggering toll even in Kenya, where femicide has long been endemic.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital hurled tear gas canisters Tuesday at hundreds of protesters angry about gender-based violence and femicide, or the killing of women, and ...