• Kenya : Political Killers Admit to Official Backing Weapons Flow Risks Renewed Violence

Mines: Kibaki urges conflict-resolution
President Kibaki yesterday urged nations to embrace conflict resolution to reduce the effects of landmines on civilians. Kibaki said raging conflicts in the world and especially in Africa were to blame for the huge landmines.[ story ]

•  Former addict is now counsellor

War on drugs must be won, says Kaguthi

Drug and substance abuse in Kenya is a worse disaster than HIV/Aids and famine combined, Joseph Kaguthi, the coordinator of the National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (Nacada), told writer Dann Okoth last week. [story ]

• Triumph over Aids is still an illusion 
• There's close relationship between violence and Aids

 More than 5000 girls and women undergo female genital mutilation every day

New team to deal with terror
The government has set up an elite Anti-Corruption, Economic Crimes, Serious Fraud and Asset Forfeiture department, which is expected to play a lead role in the wider war against terrorism. [story ]

A woman brutally maimed by the husband after she was found dancing to Ndombolo music in Kibera slums.

It happened to me
After three years of marital bliss, Doris Opiyo's* husband turned hostile and he started beating her daily. Six years later, she still wonde...[ story ]

Eliminate Violence Against Women

An elderly woman demonstrates how her feet were tied up as a little girl
Bente Bjercke, Norwegian Church Aid

Reports indicate that vice remains widespread
Every day, women are physically and sexually abused – an indication that violence against women is widespread in Kenya [story]

Upbringing plays big role in breeding violent people
Although women appear to bear the brunt of violence, they are part of the society that nurtures it. This is because young boys are exposed t... [story ]