National crisis declaration demanded in Kenya over violence against women

Demonstrators carried a coffin (Patrick Ngugi/AP)

Hundreds of women on Monday took to the streets of Kenya’s capital, calling for the government to urgently investigate rising cases of violence against women and femicide, or the killing of women.

The women walked through the streets of Nairobi holding placards with messages such as “Stop Killing Women”, and creating awareness about the disappearance and murders of children reported locally in recent weeks.