Wajir County Woman Representative Fatuma Jehow speaking to the media on April 1, 2025. She called for justice for Gaala Adan, a 17-year old girl killed over refusing to marry a 55-year-old man.
Two recent incidents have revived debate about the place of traditional culture in a modern society: The killing of a 17-year-old girl in Wajir County and the brutal assault of a widow in Kisii.
The girl’s “crime” was refusing a forced marriage to a 55-year-old man. The husband and his associates beat her and then set her on fire.
