A recent series of murders of women in several African countries has sparked a wave of protests and accelerated calls for governments to take decisive action against gender violence, The New York Times reported on February 20.
In January, 31 women were brutally murdered in Kenya, activists and police officials said. In Somalia, a man was accused of killing his pregnant wife with arson in February.
The UN estimates that there were almost 20,000 gender-based murders of women in Africa in 2022, the highest number in the world. Experts believe the real numbers are probably higher.
At the same time, experts say that many African leaders, as well as the police, ignore or minimize the problem or even blame the victims, notes the NYT.
In the wake of rising cases of murders of Kenyan women who were reportedly murdered by men in private establishments and under unclear circumstances, Kenyan Senator-elect Tabitha Mutinda condemned what she calls “a worrying lifestyle among the younger generation, focused on romantic business. relationships.”
According to her, the truth is that the obsession with money and a luxurious lifestyle makes women risk their lives by pursuing strangers who they believe can finance their lifestyle.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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