09/17/2026
A devastating femicide case of a teacher https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-09-02-missing-kericho-teacher-found-dead-with-5-stab-wounds
BOMET RISING CASES ON FEMICIDE, WE MUST NOT NORMALISE GBV AND FEMICIDE.
Another woman should not have to die before we realise that something is deeply wrong.
Recent reports from Bomet County are deeply disturbing. In just the first six months of 2026, more than #40 cases of gender-based violence were reported, including 26 cases involving direct threats to kill. Recent reports have also continued to highlight killings and serious violence against women and girls in the county.
Behind every statistic is a mother, daughter, sister, wife, friend, colleague or neighbour.
These are not just “family matters.”
They are not issues to be settled quietly behind closed doors.
They are not problems to be hidden because “families should not be exposed.”
GBV is violence. Femicide is violence. And violence is a crime.
We must condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
To every citizen:
Men must be protectors, not harmers.
Strength is not measured by how much fear you can create in a woman.
Strength is walking away from violence.
Strength is controlling anger.
Strength is seeking help when you are struggling.
Strength is respecting a woman’s choices, dignity and bodily autonomy.
Strength is protecting children from abuse.
Strength is speaking up when another man is violent.
And real manhood should never require a woman to live in fear.
But this conversation is not only about men. All of us have a responsibility.
Parents must teach boys that violence is not masculinity.
Communities must stop protecting perpetrators in the name of family honour.
Religious leaders must speak boldly against violence.
Schools must teach children about consent, dignity, equality and healthy relationships.
Community leaders must stop treating serious offences as matters for private negotiation.
And survivors must be believed, protected and supported — not blamed.
Bomet is among the counties that has already been identified by authorities as a county facing a serious GBV challenge. How can we collectively end this?
Building facilities alone are not enough.
We need prevention.
We need reporting.
We need survivor-centred services.
We need proper investigations.
We need access to justice.
We need accountability.
And we need a community that refuses to look away.
Let us raise boys who understand that women are human beings, not property.
Let us raise girls who know that violence is never their fault.
Let us build families where disagreements do not become death sentences.
A safe Bomet is possible. A safe Kenya is possible.
But silence cannot build it.
Speak. Report. Intervene safely. Support survivors. Hold perpetrators accountable.
No woman should have to die for us to take GBV seriously.
