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Kenya has recorded a total of 100 murders in four months, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said.
Speaking during a security briefing on Thursday, Mudavadi said the murders took place between August and November 2024.
“So far the directorate has finished investigations of 97 cases and other cases are still pending in court,” he said.
Mudavadi said Kenya recorded 7,107 Sexual and Gender Based Violence cases from September 2023 to December 19, 2024
“The elephant in the room in the security sector is the worrying trend of femicide cases which have brought to fore the violations of the rights of women in particular,” he said.
The country has recently faced a wave of femicide cases with Kenyans, leaders and civil society calling for action in a bid to end the menace.
Among the latest incidents is the murder of three family members whose bodies were dumped in different locations.
Dahabo Daud Said, 38, Amina Abdirashid Dahir, 22, and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed, 13 were stabbed and killed after they went missing the previous night from their house in Eastleigh estate, Nairobi.
Police said the bodies of Nusayba, Amina and Dahabo were found at Bahati in Makadara, 6th Avenue Parklands and Khyumbi, in Machakos respectively, with hands of Dohabo chopped off.
In yet another chilling murder, the body of 23-year-old Seth Nyakio Njeri was discovered in her friend's house on October 14, in Thika.
Earlier in the week, the Cabinet approved the establishment of a presidential working group to develop a comprehensive approach to addressing femicide.
The working group will engage religious leaders, parents, schools, security agencies, and all other stakeholders to identify gaps in law, enforcement, and social values contributing to the crisis.
Ruto also called on security agencies in the country to combat the worrying trend of femicide in the country.
The President expressed concern that women and girls in the country have been losing their lives after being killed in cold blood.
The Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya also condemned what they termed as an alarming rise in femicide in the country.
Head of communications at Fida-Kenya Mark Owuor, said the recent surge in femicide is both heartbreaking and alarming.
“This crisis represents a gross violation of women's constitutional rights to life, safety, and security and reflects systemic failures in protecting women across Kenya,” Owuor said.
