The Meru County Policy on Sexual and Gender based violence has been prepared in a background of a number of sexual and gender based violence cases facing girls, boys, women and men in Meru. The Policy addresses issues affecting gender and violence in relation to the social, political and
economic costs of all forms of violence against girls, boys, women and men and suggests ways of addressing them.
Violence against women and girls continues unabated in every continent, country and culture. It mostly takes a devastating toll on the women’s lives, on their families, and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence however the reality in most communities including our own
is that too often, it is covered up or tacitly condoned by members of the community. Sexual and gender based violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of human rights in the country. It can include physical, sexual, psychological and economic abuse, and it cuts across boundaries of age, race, culture, wealth and geography. It takes place in the home, on the streets, in schools, the workplace and in farm fields.
