Thousands march against femicide in Kenya following the January slayings of at least 14 women
ABC News
Thousands of people have marched in cities and towns in Kenya to protest the recent slayings of more than a dozen women
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Thousands of people marched in cities and towns in Kenya during protests Saturday over the recent slayings of more than a dozen women. The anti-femicide demonstration was the largest event ever held in the country against sexual and gender-based violence.
In the nation's capital, Nairobi, protesters wore T-shirts printed with the names of women who became homicide victims this month. The crowd, composted mostly of women, brought traffic to a standstill.
"Stop killing us!" the demonstrators shouted as they waved signs with messages such as “There is no justification to kill women.”
The crowd in Nairobi was hostile to attempts by the parliamentary representative for women, Esther Passaris, to address them. Accusing Passaris of remaining silent during the latest wave of killings, protesters shouted her down with chants of “Where were you?” and “Go home!”
“A country is judged by not how well it treats its rich people but how well it takes care of the weak and vulnerable," Law Society of Kenya President Eric Theuri, who was among the demonstrators, said.
