Gender Violence Prevention Kiosks to Be Set Up in Police Stations

Gender Violence Prevention Kiosks to Be Set Up in Police Stations

Speaking during Citizen TV’s Breakfast show, the commission’s chairperson, Winnie Lichuma said the kiosks will provide treatment, advice, P3 forms and evidence handling services for victims of gender based violence.

“We are working closely with the Ministry of health to provide medical personnel to the kiosks to assist in treating victims of gender based violence,” said Ms Lichuma.

The chairperson further added that P3 forms will be available in the kiosks to ensure that cases of gender based violence are prosecuted.

“Once a victim comes to the kiosks, he/she will be assisted in the process of acquiring justice such that all she needs to do is present herself in court if need be,” said Ms Lichuma.

She further added that the commission will concentrate its efforts on the government chemist to ensure evidence is maintained and not tampered with.

“These days, when a man is accused of rape they demand DNA evidence which sometimes takes up to two years to be provided,” she said, adding that some cases are dismissed for lack of the crucial evidence.

PUNITIVE SANCTIONS

The chairperson decried the fact that although the law provides harsh penalties against gender based crime; it did not translate to fewer crimes of that nature.

“The punitive sanctions enforced against gender based violence are clearly not working, our children and women are still being violated,” Lichuma said

She said that there was need for a sensitization campaign to help curb the vice.

The commission has embarked on an ambitious three-year campaign against gender based violence.

According to Ms Lichuma, The campaign will focus on duty bearers in the first year where duty bearers are the people who give care to victims of gender based violence.

 

She further added that in the second year, the campaign will focus on the victims of gender based violence and in the third year focus will shift to preventing gender based violence.

 

On the one-third gender rule, Ms Lichuma argued that the rule represented the minimum number of women required and wondered why the country wants to deny women the very least.

 

“The ideal situation is a 50/50 representation,” she quipped.

 

By Lisa Kamau

 

 

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