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More than 100 women and girls were killed in Kenya between January and March 2025, a spike the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) says has become “a disturbing and urgent national crisis.” The alarming rise pushed the President to form a Technical Working Group on Gender-Based Violence—covering femicide—via …

President William Ruto has stood by his controversial directive instructing police to shoot protesters “in the feet,” insisting he has no regrets over the order issued during last year’s anti-government demonstrations. In an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Sunday, Ruto defended the police response to the violent protests, which …