Janet Mbugua Instagram – “Purity once told me she looked up to you, Lilian Muli, and Victoria Rubadiri,” Rose said to me as we met. “She was training to be a Journalist and told me, ‘Mum, one day you’ll see me reading the news.’ Little did she know that one day, she would become the news herself.”
Rose shared this heartbreaking memory about her daughter, Purity Wangechi, who was brutally murdered in 2022. She stood alongside Hon. Lucy, whose daughter Seth Nyakio was also murdered recently, Sarah, who narrowly survived an attack by a former partner, and Lena, who discovered her 12-year-old daughter’s lifeless body in an unimaginable act of violence.
We gathered with @journalistsforhumanrights, @usikimye_, @reprorights and other partners to discuss how media can report femicide cases more responsibly—avoiding sensationalism and ensuring critical follow-ups that demand accountability. While some progress was made, the families’ greatest frustration remains their endless pursuit of justice in a system that often fails them.
Rose later said, “I threw a posthumous birthday party for Purity, with a cake. Happy Heavenly 23rd Birthday. People think we’re mad, but we just can’t believe our babies are gone.”
No one can truly comprehend their pain, but we can stand with them. We can fight for an end to femicide. Fight for justice. Push back against harmful narratives.
And we can keep saying their names.
Thank you to @kbcchannel1 for covering this forum during their news bulletin yesterday- for prioritizing this critical conversation.
This #16DaysOfActivism and beyond, lets demand meaningful change.
#EndFemicide #SayHerName #JusticeForHer #16DaysOfActivism #StopGenderViolence #MediaForJustice | Posted on 26/Nov/2024 18:30:00
