CS Launches 90-Day Multi-Agency Operation in Central Region
Rising cases of violence against children in Central Kenya have prompted urgent government intervention, with the government now employing all security agencies...
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The Kenyan Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services has launched a 90-day Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) to combat escalating violence against children in Nyeri, Murang’a, and Tharaka Nithi counties.
- 531 cases of violence against children have been recorded in the region, with a significant number pending in court.
- Cabinet Secretary Hanna Wendot Cheptumo announced the initiative following a May 14 meeting.
- The initiative aims to intensify interventions against mistreatment, sexual, and gender-based violence (SGBV), bolstered by strengthened coordination between agencies like the National Police Service and DCI.
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