Kenya’s Femicide Crisis: Stories, Data and Solutions

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Journalists for Human Rights Podcast

Journalists for Human Rights

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Journalists for Human Rights is an organization that aims to empower journalists and communities in Canada and all over the world, making a lasting difference in the way human rights stories are told and heard. In the first season of this podcast, we feature the Philippines, which ranks among the world's deadliest countries for journalists. We hear from local reporters who have faced the Marcos dictatorship in the 70s and 80s, the deadly anti-drugs campaign of the Duterte administration, and challenges such as red-tagging, low pay, and disinformation in the age of social media and AI.

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Kenya’s Femicide Crisis: Stories, Data and Solutions

Journalists for Human Rights Podcast

59 minutes 16 seconds

7 months ago

Kenya’s Femicide Crisis: Stories, Data and Solutions

On a recent trip to Nairobi, Lisa LaFlamme sat down with journalists Patricia Andago, lead researcher for the Silencing Women Project that has tracked femicide in Kenya since 2016, and Janet Mbugua, a renowned media personality, host of Fixing the Nation, and founder of the Inua Dada Foundation.
Together, they painted a stark picture of Kenya’s ongoing fight against femicide. In 2024, the country recorded its deadliest year for women. And 2025 is on a similar trajectory.
Protests have forced the crisis into the headlines, but what happens next? Awareness must lead to action, from challenging the normalization of misogyny and dismantling victim-blaming culture to strengthening safety mechanisms and ensuring government funds are properly allocated. The fight for justice is just getting started.