Monday, November 4, 2024 – President William Ruto has 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 in Nairobi during the
73rd Anniversary of the African Divine Church, Ruto revealed that his
government will do whatever it takes to help address the problem.
According to Ruto, 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 declared.
Ruto’s comments came after
Nairobi Governor Johson 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 according to data from
the police.
According to Ruto, 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.
Ruto further 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, 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,’’ he added.
Consequently, the President also
challenged the perpetrators of the vice to consider changing their minds before
hurting many women across the nation.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
