A gathering involving hundreds, dressed in black for a vigil dubbed “Dark Valentine” in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday, in protest against the rise in femicides .
With more than 16 cases reported by police and local media since the start of the year, Cases of femicide in Kenya is alarming.
Traditionally, a day meant for celebrating love, students rather, gathered to commemorate the victims of femicide by lighting candles, chanting names of those killed, and holding red roses.
The protest followed after thousands of people marched in cities and towns in Kenya at the end of January in similar protests, which were recorded as the largest anti-femicide demonstration ever held in the country.
