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Article

9 Mar 2002

Author:
Njue Lloyd, East African Standard [Nairobi]

Women Tell of Rape in Farms [Kenya]

Women workers in flower farms in Naivasha and Ruiru yesterday narrated shocking stories of their daily experiences at the hands of their superiors in the farms. During a workshop to mark the International Women's Day in Nairobi, they recounted how they are daily subjected to sexual harassment - including rape - but they don't complain for fear of victimisation.