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Police struggle to cope with rising gender violence, femicide cases

Chairperson of Technical working group on Gender Based Violence including Femicide Nancy Barasa during a stakeholder engagement at KICC , Nairobi on April 9th 2025. [Collins Oduor,Standard]

The National Police Service (NPS) has acknowledged that it is overwhelmed and ill-equipped to effectively respond to the increasing number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases, including femicide, across the country.

Senior officers outlined the difficulties facing the service, including insufficient training, a severe shortage of staff, outdated infrastructure, slow judicial processes, and chronic underfunding.

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