Kenya faces surge in gender-based violence: over 7,000 cases in a year

Kenya is facing an alarming surge in gender-based violence, with over 7,100 cases reported since September 2023, including 100 documented murders of women since August this year, according to government records.

Among the survivors is Sarah Wambui, who endured a brutal knife attack by her husband of 20 years. “He stabbed me 38 times on January 18, 2024, affecting even my kidney and liver,” she recounted. Discharged from the hospital…