Kenya: MPs Demand Police Action After Minor Killed for Not Marrying 55-Year-Old

The National Gender and Equity Commission(NGEC) and the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have urged the government to enforce stricter laws that will ensure forced marriages in the country come to an end. 

The demand from the two parties comes following the brutal murder of Gaal Adan Abdi, a 17-year-old refugee girl who was forcibly married to a 55-year-old man, subjected to severe abuse, and ultimately killed, with her body burnt beyond recognition.

In different statements…