Nairobi, Dec. 3 -- In November last year, former Nairobi Governor Anne Kananu signed into law the Nairobi City County Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Management and Control Bill, 2019.

The law was meant to give City Hall a platform on which to set up structures with the overall goal of accelerating efforts targeted at eliminating all forms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and ensuring perpetrators are brought to book.

Among the structures was the establishment of safe houses and ensuring proper policies and funding. Ms Kananu said the piece of legislation was crucial for residents as many women and girls suffer because of SGBV.

With the Act, she noted that ending all forms of violence against men, women and children, with a ...