JUST IN: Ruto’s Gender CS Pick Links Femicide to Financially Motivated Relationships 

  Gender Cabinet Secretary nominee Hanna Cheptumo has sparked debate after linking Kenya’s rising femicide cases to women entering relationships driven by a desire for financial gain. Speaking on Monday during her vetting at Parliament buildings in Nairobi, Cheptumo told lawmakers that boosting women’s financial independence would be one of her top priorities if appointed to the Cabinet. She argued that many women fall into dangerous situations because they lack economic options. “I see a lot of it is because of dependency,” she said. “If girls could have economic power, they would not depend on the other gender. Sometimes they are in situations where they are exposed because they are trying
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