A section of women leaders in the country has expressed shock over the recent discovery of dismembered bodies of young women packed in sacks at a quarry in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga area of Embakasi.
Led by Council of Governors Chair Ann Waiguru, the women leaders made a case for proactive initiatives that will stop similar occurrences from happening in the future.
“The safety and security of every woman, boy, girl, child, man, and indeed every citizen must be ensured. We demand immediate and decisive action to prevent such atrocities from occurring in the future,” said Waiguru
Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire said the discovery further calls for the introduction of special desks specifically charged with a responsibility to handle gender issues in every police station in the country.
“The shocking revelation that this could have started back in 2022, the first victim being the wife of the said suspect and to date, he claims to have done this to 42 women, takes us back to a conversation we have had before – the need to gender desks in every police post,”
“If we had gender desks with well-trained police officers, and there was a way of collating this information as it comes, a certain trend would have been identified early enough to tell you there is a certain person targeting women,” said Mbarire
They said they will be asking the National Police Service to consider reviving the gender desks that had been created way back after passing the Sexual Offenses Act.
At the same time, they called on the government to offer much-needed support to families affected by the latest cold-blood executions.
“As women leaders, we call on government relevant authorities to provide support and counseling services to the families of the victims in this time of mourning. It is essential that we come together as a community to support those who are grieving,” said Waiguru
