Kenya: Amnesty Kenya Slams Gender CS Nominee Hanna Cheptumo Over Insensitive Remarks on Femicide

Amnesty Kenya has slammed the Gender Cabinet Secretary nominee Hanna Wendot Cheptumo over remarks she made on femicide during her vetting on Monday, April 14. 

In a statement released on Tuesday, the human rights advocacy group termed Cheptumo’s remarks—which blamed the victims of femicide— as not only insensitive but also outright wrong.

Amnesty noted that femicide is a crime, not a consequence of unfortunate circumstances, and that focus should be directed to eradicating…