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Is Kenya doing enough to protect female athletes from GBV?

January 21, 2025

Kenya has witnessed the deaths of at least four top female athletes in the recent past due to gender-based violence (GBV). The latest is Rebecca Cheptegei, who was killed in September 2024. Why is Kenya's government not providing stronger protections against gender-based violence and femicide? Josey Mahachi talks to Viridiana Wasike, Director NGAAF and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike in Nairobi.

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