Date: 23 Apr 2008
Kenya: Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #12 (FY 200
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
Note: The last fact sheet was dated April 9, 2008.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- The April 13 announcement of the formation of a coalition cabinet has led to a reduction in tensions in [...]
Date: 24 Apr 2008
Women still a target as Kenya’s social wounds gape
By Lisa Ntungicimpaye
NAIROBI, April 24 (Reuters) - More than three months have passed since youths stormed Mary’s home in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, slashing her leg with a machete as she fled.
But the single mother of five still shudders at the thought the men [...]
KENYA: Sexual violence continues in IDP camps
NAKURU, 4 March 2008 (PlusNews) - Residents in a camp for displaced persons in Nakuru, in Rift Valley Province, western Kenya, were deeply shocked when a gang of men attacked and sexually assaulted five boys, but the health officials dealing with sexual violence during the recent political upheaval [...]
KENYA: Displaced women “still facing threat [...]
Teenage girls targeted for sexual exploitation
Teenage girls fleeing their homes to escape post-election skirmishes and finding temporary shelter at the Nakuru Showground now face another threat. They have become prey to men who exploit them sexually as well as those seeking cheap labour. In a shocking revelation this week, the girls, aged between 12 and [...]
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