{"id":368216,"date":"2026-08-07T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kenyas-femicide-crisis-two-families-fight-for-justice-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:00:45","slug":"kenyas-femicide-crisis-two-families-fight-for-justice-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kenyas-femicide-crisis-two-families-fight-for-justice-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya&#8217;s femicide crisis: Two families&#8217; fight for justice | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Xa5jbLdeK9c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kenya's femicide crisis: Two families' fight for justice | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xa5jbLdeK9c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why does a woman in Kenya lose her life simply for being a woman? This report explores the devastating impact of gender-based violence through the stories of two families fighting for justice.<br \/>\nA mother is stabbed to death in front of her children, leaving them orphaned and facing a court process that could take years. We also follow the case of 10-year-old Mary Wambui, allegedly abused and murdered by a neighbor her family trusted. Three years after her death, her mother continues to relive the trauma as she waits for justice and fears for her remaining children.<br \/>\nWith no national database tracking femicide victims, activists across Kenya are demanding action. 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