France, April 2 -- At one of the police stations in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, families are seated on an old wooden bench, awaiting their turn with the officer on duty. Some of them are holding fading photographs of their lost sisters and daughters. They look tired and sad, with some holding back their tears. This is a familiar scene in Kenya, where a woman is killed every two days by a husband, a relative, or a stranger, and justice is but a distant dream.

According to Femicide Count Kenya, 160 women were murdered in 2024.In the month of January 2024 alone,39 cases were reported, which meant an average of one woman was killed every day. However, human rightsgroups believe that the number could be much higher, as many death cases go unrep...