Nairobi, May 3 -- Three weeks ago, this column reported that calls to the National Domestic Abuse helpline shot up by 25 per cent after the virus lockdown began.
At latest report, that figure is 49 per cent and killings have doubled. A report by MPs said 14 women and two children had been killed in the first three weeks of the lockdown.
This was the largest number of killings in a three-week period for 11 years and more than double the average rate.
Yvette Cooper, chairwoman of the MPs' Home Affairs Select Committee, said staying home was essential to stop the virus spreading, but "for some people home isn't safe".
She said, "Things are particularly hard for vulnerable children. We cannot abandon them in the middle of this crisis. The e...