A lady famously known as Shiku is fighting for her life in hospital after a man by the name Mr. Elius Njau, a JCM Church Chairman attacked her at night.
Witnesses say he wanted to kill her but was saved and rushed to the hospital where she is fighting to survive from the stabs.
According to reports, this is not the first time for Njau to attempt to kill her.
“It was a misunderstanding that could have been solved in any other way rather than trying to take her life,” a witness said.
The incident comes at a time when several femicide cases were being reported in the country.
This led to President William Ruto to issue guidelines on how the government is addressing issues of femicides and gender based violence during his State of the Nation address on Thursday November 21, 2024.
In his State of the Nation Address speech, President Ruto acknowledged the growing concern over gender-based violence, noting that many women’s rights organizations and citizens have expressed alarm over the increasing number of women killed by men, driven by deep-seated and dangerous notions of gender superiority and impunity.
“Left unaddressed, these incidents will cause the women of our nation to feel increasingly unsafe, even in their own homes. This is both tragic and unacceptable,” Ruto said.
The President noted that such violence complicates the struggle for Kenyan women’s inclusion, equality, dignity, and social justice, especially as a historically marginalized group.
In response to this alarming crisis, the President reassured the public that most of the cases of femicide are being investigated and those found culpable will be prosecuted.
“I am aware that most of the cases of murder of women by men have been investigated and prosecuted, and I hope that, in due course, those found culpable will face the full force of the law,” he said.
“It is time for each of us political leaders, public officers, religious leaders, traditional institutions, and family members to do our part in raising boys into morally upright men who will never need to affirm their masculinity at the expense of women but instead contribute to making our society just, safe, equal and inclusive,” he added.
