Kenya's Gender Cabinet Secretary, Hannah Cheptumo, is facing significant backlash after posting about her ministry's achievements on social media, a move widely criticized as insensitive amid a surge in femicide and gender-based violence.

• Femicide cases reportedly rose from 535 in 2023 to 578 in 2024, with activists citing at least 170 women killed in 2024 by some reports.
• Gender, Culture, and Arts Cabinet Secretary Hannah Cheptumo and her Ministry of Gender, Culture, and Arts are at the center of the criticism.
• The backlash comes shortly after the discovery of an eight-year-old girl's body in Kilifi, allegedly defiled and murdered, highlighting the ongoing crisis of violence against women and children.