Migori County has launched 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), aiming to raise awareness and combat violence against both men and women. The campaign focuses on domestic violence, sexual abuse, and harmful cultural practices like child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation. County Director of Gender, Rev. Kenneth Oomo, and County Director of Gender and Social Services, Lillian Atieno, urged residents to safeguard their children, women, and men’s rights to ensure society is protected against GBV. Migori Youth President, Joseph Nyapete, urged local residents to share their experiences of GBV to help raise solutions. The awareness campaign will end on December 10 and will be observed in all 12 sub-counties of Migori County.
Residents of Shaviringa sub-location in Hamisi sub-county are being urged to stop engaging in criminal activities such as stock theft, thuggery, burglary, and mugging. Vihiga County Commissioner Felix Watakila warned criminals that their days were numbered and called for information to be passed to security agencies. He also highlighted the issue of sexual violence, particularly against women and girls. Deputy County Commissioner Ruth Lurete called on citizens to be ‘each other’s keeper and called for effective policing to reduce crime.
Garissa Governor Nathif Jamah has warned traders to revoke their licenses for hoarding essential commodities due to the closure of major supply routes due to El Nino rains. The Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) has temporarily closed the Garissa-Nairobi highway and Garissa-Mombasa road, which supply essential items from Nairobi and Mombasa. The governor has called on religious leaders in Garissa town to speak out against the practice, which he deemed “immoral” and against Islamic teachings. The prices of essential commodities in Garissa town and neighboring towns have doubled or tripled in the last two days, with prices potentially skyrocketing if the Garissa-Nairobi highway is not opened.
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