Kenya: When Fathers Eat Their Own Daughters

10 December 2013

Today is the Human Rights Day, and it coincides with the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. This is the last part of our series.

Four-year-old Anne (not her real name) was defiled by her father several times before she was rescued from the cruel hands of the very person she looks up to for protection, love and care. One time when Anne had been defiled by her father and was left in a terrible condition, four boys aged between eight to 12 reported Anne's situation to the area chief in Dandora. We are yet to unravel the mindset of a man who sexually abuses his own daughter.

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