Nairobi, April 8 -- Nearly 90 percent of young adults enrolled in Nairobi's tertiary institutions have witnessed technology-facilitated gender-based violence, a new study has revealed.

The study further shows that 39 per cent of them have personally experienced violence.

This is according to a rapid study conducted by the Collaborative Center for Gender and Development (CCGD) in partnership with the University of Nairobi Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Hub and supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

While online violence has an extensive reach, the study showed that female students are disproportionately impacted, with 64.4 percent of them having experienced at least one type of online violence, as compared to 35.5 ...