Advocacy Groups Demand Gender-Based Violence Declaration as National Disaster - May 2026

Several advocacy groups are urging the Kenyan government to officially declare gender-based violence a national disaster in response to increasing incidents of violence and killings against women. Women in Nandi County held a peaceful protest against the alarming rise in femicide incidents across Kenya. Separately, a group of women in Nairobi are demanding justice for the late gospel artist Rachael Wandeto, who tragically died following severe burns. A taxi driver has been arrested in connection with the arson attack that killed gospel singer Racheal Muthoni.