The Coalition for Peace and Gender Champions (CPGC) gave a memorandum to the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Femicide Taskforce to ensure that the voices, experiences, and urgent needs of grassroots communities especially women, girls, and marginalized groups are represented in national policy and legal reforms. As a Leading organisation on matters of Women Rights in Mt Kenya Region, the Coalition is home to different Social Movements that champion for women issues.

Njeri Mwangi-Submitting the Memorandum to GBV Taskforce Chairperson Nancy Barasa and Dr Sam Nthenya- taskforce Member

Why CPGC Submitted the Memorandum:

1. Centering Lived Realities:

The memorandum captures real stories and data from communities in Mt. Kenya that are often excluded from national conversations. It highlights systemic challenges in access to justice, protection, and survivor-centered support.

2. Policy Influence:

It seeks to influence the development of a National GBV and Femicide Action Plan by pushing for survivor-led, community-based interventions that reflect local contexts and realities.

3. Accountability and Justice:

The memorandum calls for greater accountability in investigating and prosecuting GBV and femicide cases, and it advocates for the strengthening of community policing, protection systems, and gender desks.

4. Resource Allocation:

It demands increased funding for prevention programs, shelters, psychosocial support, and legal aid in rural and underserved areas.

5. Cultural and Institutional Reform:

It challenges harmful cultural norms, institutional complacency, and societal silence that enable GBV and femicide, while proposing reforms in education, health, and security sectors.

Why It Matters to the Communities We Serve:

It Gives Them a Voice: The memorandum is a bridge between the community and policymakers it translates pain into policy, stories into strategy, and demands into documented action.

It Drives Localized Solutions: It ensures that responses to GBV and femicide are not one size-fits-all, but tailored to the unique challenges of communities like Nyeri, Karatina, Othaya, and others.

It Builds Power and Visibility: Grassroots communities, especially survivors and women-led groups, are empowered to organize, advocate, and hold systems accountable.

It Protects Lives: At its core, the memorandum is a tool to prevent further loss of life and protect survivors by advocating for urgent, coordinated, and systemic change.