President William Ruto has recently announced that his government will take key strides to address the ever-rising cases of femicide that have been on the rise in the country.
Speaking during the 73rd Anniversary of the African Divine Church in Nairobi, Ruto revealed that his government will do whatever it takes to help address the problem.
The president further noted that he will see to it that the police are empowered with the necessary resources to aid their operational framework in addressing the cases.
”We have a criminal problem and we have a moral problem, we need to address both of them. As government I want to promise you that we will go out of our way to provide resources for our police to deal with this challenge.’’
Ruto addressed the matter after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja requested him to address the plight of the hundreds of women who have ended up victims of the vice, which has in the last three months alone claimed the lives of 97 women.
”Your Excellency you are here, the women of Nairobi are crying, the women of our country are crying, let us give them security, let us also look into the affairs of our police and surveillance operations.’
According to the Head of State, the rise in the cases of violence against women was particularly to blame on moral and criminal issues, which he stated had been overlooked in the recent past.
”It is hurting our girls, it is hurting our families, we will work together and we are going to have a comprehensive program on how we are going to address this in a wholesome manner, so that we can deal with the criminal issues and apply our moral minds on how to deal with this.’’
Ruto also called upon parents and Kenyans to come together and aid the authorities in combating violence that has left many with injuries and in extreme cases, some ending up dead.
”Equally, as parents, starting with myself, as parents, as Kenyans, we must also deal with the moral issue. Let us not just finger-point as to who should do what, we should also begin by saying as a citizen what will I do to stop the menace.’’
