NPs reveal existing gaps in response to cases of GBV and femocides

The National Police Service emphasized several gaps that exist in response to cases of GBV and femicide.

The report submitted by the National Police Service on Wednesday before the GBV Technical Working Group states that GBV cases had inconsistencies.

“There is anxiety about submission delays, officers’ unwillingness to record statements, poor preservation of evidence and lack of favorable environments in police units,” NPS said.

He also emphasized the underestimation, explaining that many survivors did not report violence because of fear of being charged with the victim, intimidation of guilty, or lack of confidence in police processes.

This, he said, undermines the sight of the crisis and the desire for justice.

The issue of problems with data and affairs management was also raised, and the service noted that the absence of a centralized, digitized GBV business management system in the police hinders decisions on the basis of evidence, tracking cases and accountability for the results of the prosecution.

“Although some officers have been trained with GBV, the total capacity remains uneven. Many police units do not have trained personnel or clear procedures for the treatment of sensitive cases of HBV and femodicides through the restructuring of NP and newspapers of new police sites and positions,” NPS said.

NPS added that on February 14, 2020, IG appointed 702 new police station and 1151 police positions to strengthen access to justice.

Other existing gaps in response to GBV police and femining include inadequate funding and staff, inadequate shelters for surviving and resettlement support, and digital literacy gaps among gender -enforceable -violence -registered officers (TFGBV) technology.

In addition, other gaps are a poor execution of cybercrime legislation on image and sextport abuse, lack of formal integration of GBV data systems and bad coordination mechanisms for GBV-processed stakeholders.

According to NPS and the National Research Center of Crimes (NCRC), Kenya was killed in Kenya in Kenya killed more than 100 women in the first three months of 2025.

The report showed that at least 129 women were killed between January and March, with the majority of cases reported in Busia, Western Red and Nandi.

March had the highest number of cases of murder of women at 44, and then January 43 and February – 42.