HUNDREDS MARCH AGAINST FEMICIDEIN KENYA

Thousands gathered in different parts of Kenya to protest a grim rise in killings of women in the country.

At least a dozen cases of femicide have been reported since the start of the year, prompting public outrage and debate.

Demonstrations were held in the biggest cities - including Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. Men and women alike marched, carrying placards that called for an end to femicide and for better enforcement of laws.

Activists also want femicide to be legally recognised as a crime, saying that its conflation with murder does not account for the gender-based motivation for the killings.