Latest items for Kenya
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Martin Tirop pumps his fists in the air as Faith Kipyegon wins her third 1,500-meter gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday in Budapest" (par. 1). "In the world of elite running, Agnes had been a rising star. She broke the women's 10km record in Germany in September 2021, about a month after placing fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics" (par. 6). "Mutua had just placed third at a half marathon in Angola earlier that month. She was a bronze medalist at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics" (par. 9).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Martin Tirop pumps his fists in the air as Faith Kipyegon wins her third 1,500-meter gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday in Budapest" (par. 1). "In the world of elite running, Agnes had been a rising star. She broke the women's 10km record in Germany in September 2021, about a month after placing fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics" (par. 6). "Mutua had just placed third at a half marathon in Angola earlier that month. She was a bronze medalist at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics" (par. 9).
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"But the first reaction to this new group, hoping to start a public conversation about what has been happening privately, was suspicion and distrust" (par. 41).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"But the first reaction to this new group, hoping to start a public conversation about what has been happening privately, was suspicion and distrust" (par. 41).
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2
"The event is organized by Tirop's Angels, a nonprofit group started in early 2022 by athletes and Agnes Tirop's family, which states among its objectives: Empowering women and girls at risk of violence, expanding services available to survivors, intensifying efforts to turn policy pledges into reality and engaging men and boys, traditional and faith leaders in prevention efforts" (par. 39).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2
"The event is organized by Tirop's Angels, a nonprofit group started in early 2022 by athletes and Agnes Tirop's family, which states among its objectives: Empowering women and girls at risk of violence, expanding services available to survivors, intensifying efforts to turn policy pledges into reality and engaging men and boys, traditional and faith leaders in prevention efforts" (par. 39).
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Reflecting on the precarious position that some female runners find themselves in, Njeri Migwi, founder of Usikimye, an organization that provides refuge to victims of sexual and gender-based violence across Kenya" (par. 26). "The event is organized by Tirop's Angels, a nonprofit group started in early 2022 by athletes and Agnes Tirop's family, which states among its objectives: Empowering women and girls at risk of violence, expanding services available to survivors, intensifying efforts to turn policy pledges into reality and engaging men and boys, traditional and faith leaders in prevention efforts" (par. 39).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Reflecting on the precarious position that some female runners find themselves in, Njeri Migwi, founder of Usikimye, an organization that provides refuge to victims of sexual and gender-based violence across Kenya" (par. 26). "The event is organized by Tirop's Angels, a nonprofit group started in early 2022 by athletes and Agnes Tirop's family, which states among its objectives: Empowering women and girls at risk of violence, expanding services available to survivors, intensifying efforts to turn policy pledges into reality and engaging men and boys, traditional and faith leaders in prevention efforts" (par. 39).
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Instead, on October 13, 2021, Martin Tirop made a gruesome discovery inside his sister's three-bedroom bungalow in Kenya's capital of distance running. Agnes had just returned from a race in Switzerland, but Martin says he couldn't reach her for days. After alerting the police, he tells CNN that he went to her house and peeked through a window to see her body slumped in a pool of blood near her bedroom door. She had stab wounds in her neck and was wearing her Adidas sports bra and shorts. Martin believes she was probably headed out for a run when she was attacked" (par. 3-5). "Another runner, Damaris Mutua, was found...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Instead, on October 13, 2021, Martin Tirop made a gruesome discovery inside his sister's three-bedroom bungalow in Kenya's capital of distance running. Agnes had just returned from a race in Switzerland, but Martin says he couldn't reach her for days. After alerting the police, he tells CNN that he went to her house and peeked through a window to see her body slumped in a pool of blood near her bedroom door. She had stab wounds in her neck and was wearing her Adidas sports bra and shorts. Martin believes she was probably headed out for a run when she was attacked" (par. 3-5). "Another runner, Damaris Mutua, was found...more
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Experts and runners alike tell CNN that in Iten, a mix of (potential) wealth, fame and a patriarchal culture -- where a man is expected to be the breadwinner -- leaves young ambitious women either prey to unscrupulous men trying to get their hands on their future earnings, or vulnerable to intimate partners who wish to control them" (par. 24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Experts and runners alike tell CNN that in Iten, a mix of (potential) wealth, fame and a patriarchal culture -- where a man is expected to be the breadwinner -- leaves young ambitious women either prey to unscrupulous men trying to get their hands on their future earnings, or vulnerable to intimate partners who wish to control them" (par. 24).
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Most mornings, Agnes and her brother, in matching lime green tights and black T shirts, would lace up their sneakers and join other runners. The young woman's success had begun to transform her family's fortunes. 'Agnes had made it and was lifting our family out of poverty,' Martin tells CNN. 'My parents had lived in a grass-thatched house all their lives until she bought them land and built them a brick house. She'd brought us so much hope'" (par. 17).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Most mornings, Agnes and her brother, in matching lime green tights and black T shirts, would lace up their sneakers and join other runners. The young woman's success had begun to transform her family's fortunes. 'Agnes had made it and was lifting our family out of poverty,' Martin tells CNN. 'My parents had lived in a grass-thatched house all their lives until she bought them land and built them a brick house. She'd brought us so much hope'" (par. 17).
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"While the official data shows prevalence of intimate partner violence, experts tell CNN that the true number of cases is probably higher than reported as many victims suffer in silence. 'A majority of the attacks don't get reported because people don't have faith in the system,' says Irungu Houghton, executive director for Amnesty International Kenya. 'They feel that the police may not be humane, that they may ridicule them, that the judicial process may take too long'" (par. 20). "Reflecting on the precarious position that some female runners find themselves in, Njeri Migwi, founder of Usikimye, an organization that provides refuge to victims of sexual and gender-based violence across Kenya"...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"While the official data shows prevalence of intimate partner violence, experts tell CNN that the true number of cases is probably higher than reported as many victims suffer in silence. 'A majority of the attacks don't get reported because people don't have faith in the system,' says Irungu Houghton, executive director for Amnesty International Kenya. 'They feel that the police may not be humane, that they may ridicule them, that the judicial process may take too long'" (par. 20). "Reflecting on the precarious position that some female runners find themselves in, Njeri Migwi, founder of Usikimye, an organization that provides refuge to victims of sexual and gender-based violence across Kenya"...more
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Investigators declared Tirop's husband a suspect. And in Mutua's killing, the main suspect was her boyfriend. Iten, an idyllic town perched almost 2,400 meters (about 8,000 feet) above sea level and a revered training ground for long-distance runners, was now making global headlines for the brutal killings of two women athletes, allegedly at the hands of their intimate partners" (par. 10-11).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Investigators declared Tirop's husband a suspect. And in Mutua's killing, the main suspect was her boyfriend. Iten, an idyllic town perched almost 2,400 meters (about 8,000 feet) above sea level and a revered training ground for long-distance runners, was now making global headlines for the brutal killings of two women athletes, allegedly at the hands of their intimate partners" (par. 10-11).
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In Kenya, according to government data from 2022, more than a quarter of men, and a third of women aged 15 to 49 have experienced physical violence, 'committed by a husband/wife, intimate partner or anyone else.' Not only do more women experience violence, as the survey points out, 'marital status is linked to experiences of violence among women ... women who have ever been married are much more likely to have experienced violence since age 15 than those who have never been married (41% versus 20%)'" (par. 19). "While the official data shows prevalence of intimate partner violence, experts tell CNN that the true number of cases is probably higher...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In Kenya, according to government data from 2022, more than a quarter of men, and a third of women aged 15 to 49 have experienced physical violence, 'committed by a husband/wife, intimate partner or anyone else.' Not only do more women experience violence, as the survey points out, 'marital status is linked to experiences of violence among women ... women who have ever been married are much more likely to have experienced violence since age 15 than those who have never been married (41% versus 20%)'" (par. 19). "While the official data shows prevalence of intimate partner violence, experts tell CNN that the true number of cases is probably higher...more
April 30, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"At a gathering of athletes in Iten, half a dozen women shared stories with CNN of alleged physical, emotional or financial abuse at the hands of an intimate partner. One woman said she had to hand over all her prize money to her husband so he could maintain his image as the family breadwinner" (par. 25).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"At a gathering of athletes in Iten, half a dozen women shared stories with CNN of alleged physical, emotional or financial abuse at the hands of an intimate partner. One woman said she had to hand over all her prize money to her husband so he could maintain his image as the family breadwinner" (par. 25).
April 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2004, Dr John Nyamu, along with two nurses, was arrested for the murder of two foetuses, a crime that carried the death penalty. He was held at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi for 12 months before he was found not guilty. The media sensation in Kenya around his case eventually led to the formation of the Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance. It was this group that led the debate to help draft the 2010 constitution, which for the first time in the country's history provided a legal, albeit limited, avenue for abortion" (par. 14-16). "Anti-abortion campaigners and associated religious organisations in Kenya, many of whom are supported...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2004, Dr John Nyamu, along with two nurses, was arrested for the murder of two foetuses, a crime that carried the death penalty. He was held at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi for 12 months before he was found not guilty. The media sensation in Kenya around his case eventually led to the formation of the Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance. It was this group that led the debate to help draft the 2010 constitution, which for the first time in the country's history provided a legal, albeit limited, avenue for abortion" (par. 14-16). "Anti-abortion campaigners and associated religious organisations in Kenya, many of whom are supported...more
April 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to the global human rights organisation, Center for Reproductive Rights, around seven women and girls die every day in Kenya because of unsafe abortions. Thousands more are hospitalised. At an unregulated clinic on the outskirts of Nairobi, the man in charge offers women abortions for 2,500 Kenyan shillings ($16; £13)" (par. 20-21).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to the global human rights organisation, Center for Reproductive Rights, around seven women and girls die every day in Kenya because of unsafe abortions. Thousands more are hospitalised. At an unregulated clinic on the outskirts of Nairobi, the man in charge offers women abortions for 2,500 Kenyan shillings ($16; £13)" (par. 20-21).
April 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The penal code, which has its origins in the colonial era, outlaws abortion, criminalising the woman, the person who carries out the abortion and the person who supplies the material required. However, the 2010 constitution, combined with a wider body of law, does allow abortion when "the life or health of the mother is in danger" or when the pregnancy has resulted from rape or incest" (par. 6-7). "In 2012, the government published guidelines for health workers on legal abortions. A year later they were withdrawn, and training on safe abortion care was suspended" (par. 28). "In March 2022, Kenya's High Court affirmed abortion as a fundamental right under the...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The penal code, which has its origins in the colonial era, outlaws abortion, criminalising the woman, the person who carries out the abortion and the person who supplies the material required. However, the 2010 constitution, combined with a wider body of law, does allow abortion when "the life or health of the mother is in danger" or when the pregnancy has resulted from rape or incest" (par. 6-7). "In 2012, the government published guidelines for health workers on legal abortions. A year later they were withdrawn, and training on safe abortion care was suspended" (par. 28). "In March 2022, Kenya's High Court affirmed abortion as a fundamental right under the...more
April 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Edith is lying on a bed covered in old newspaper in a backstreet clinic in Nairobi. Her legs are held high by stirrups while a man in a white medical coat explains he is about to put some medicine inside her uterus. A red bucket of bleach containing medical instruments sits on the floor. The mum-of-three, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, is four months pregnant and is about to have an abortion. 'I had to terminate because I had to go back to work, and I have another small baby,' she later tells BBC Africa Eye. . .A lawyer told the BBC that having a child...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Edith is lying on a bed covered in old newspaper in a backstreet clinic in Nairobi. Her legs are held high by stirrups while a man in a white medical coat explains he is about to put some medicine inside her uterus. A red bucket of bleach containing medical instruments sits on the floor. The mum-of-three, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, is four months pregnant and is about to have an abortion. 'I had to terminate because I had to go back to work, and I have another small baby,' she later tells BBC Africa Eye. . .A lawyer told the BBC that having a child...more
April 17, 2025, 6:22 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"Giving evidence throughout her trial, Noor claimed she was threatened with being 'cursed' and 'disowned' from her community if she did not take part" (para 9). "Giving evidence, Noor had said she feared being 'cursed' if she did not allow the young British girl to have the procedure. When probed, Noor said the procedure was called 'Sunnah' - an Arabic word meaning 'tradition' or 'way' - and 'Gudniin' - the Somali word for circumcision" (para 21-22).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"Giving evidence throughout her trial, Noor claimed she was threatened with being 'cursed' and 'disowned' from her community if she did not take part" (para 9). "Giving evidence, Noor had said she feared being 'cursed' if she did not allow the young British girl to have the procedure. When probed, Noor said the procedure was called 'Sunnah' - an Arabic word meaning 'tradition' or 'way' - and 'Gudniin' - the Somali word for circumcision" (para 21-22).
April 17, 2025, 6:22 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"It is estimated that 94 per cent of Somali women living in Kenya undergo the horrendous procedure in the mistaken belief that it is a religious requirement" (para 15).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"It is estimated that 94 per cent of Somali women living in Kenya undergo the horrendous procedure in the mistaken belief that it is a religious requirement" (para 15).
April 17, 2025, 6:22 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"'Whilst they were there, she took [the victim] to the house of a Kenyan woman, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation. That involved the complete removal of her clitoris. At the time, she was just three years of age'" (para 20). "When probed, Noor said the procedure was called 'Sunnah' - an Arabic word meaning 'tradition' or 'way' - and 'Gudniin' - the Somali word for circumcision. 'You will hear expert evidence that 'Sunnah Gudniin' is a particular term which means removal of the clitoris,' Ms Heer said" (para 22-23).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-1
"'Whilst they were there, she took [the victim] to the house of a Kenyan woman, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation. That involved the complete removal of her clitoris. At the time, she was just three years of age'" (para 20). "When probed, Noor said the procedure was called 'Sunnah' - an Arabic word meaning 'tradition' or 'way' - and 'Gudniin' - the Somali word for circumcision. 'You will hear expert evidence that 'Sunnah Gudniin' is a particular term which means removal of the clitoris,' Ms Heer said" (para 22-23).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Kenya, over the last half century a remarkable transformation has occurred. Female genital mutilation was once widespread, but most of the country has now abandoned the practice. Yet among the Somali community, concentrated in the north-eastern province of Kenya, there has been little change, and the practice remains nearly universal" (para 14-15).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"In Kenya, over the last half century a remarkable transformation has occurred. Female genital mutilation was once widespread, but most of the country has now abandoned the practice. Yet among the Somali community, concentrated in the north-eastern province of Kenya, there has been little change, and the practice remains nearly universal" (para 14-15).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"The new data shows that a significant shift has happened in a few countries, such as Kenya, where the practice was widespread 30 years ago and is limited today to the areas of the country where most people are from the Somali ethnic community. One clear trend, Ms. Cappa, the UNICEF adviser said, is that changing norms around cutting is easier in countries such as Kenya, where the practice is not universal but rather a tradition of some religious or ethnic groups" (para 19). "Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of...more
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"The new data shows that a significant shift has happened in a few countries, such as Kenya, where the practice was widespread 30 years ago and is limited today to the areas of the country where most people are from the Somali ethnic community. One clear trend, Ms. Cappa, the UNICEF adviser said, is that changing norms around cutting is easier in countries such as Kenya, where the practice is not universal but rather a tradition of some religious or ethnic groups" (para 19). "Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of...more
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The new data shows that a significant shift has happened in a few countries, such as Kenya, where the practice was widespread 30 years ago and is limited today to the areas of the country where most people are from the Somali ethnic community" (para 19). "Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The new data shows that a significant shift has happened in a few countries, such as Kenya, where the practice was widespread 30 years ago and is limited today to the areas of the country where most people are from the Somali ethnic community" (para 19). "Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
March 27, 2025, 7:54 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Ms. Hussein said that climate change has complicated the anticutting efforts in her region. Families lose livestock in weather disasters and need money to rebuild their herds, and they may seek dowries for young daughters as a source of funds. 'Many girls get mutilated so they can be married off at a tender age,' she said. 'When there are floods and droughts, we see more girls being cut'" (para 24-25).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Ms. Hussein said that climate change has complicated the anticutting efforts in her region. Families lose livestock in weather disasters and need money to rebuild their herds, and they may seek dowries for young daughters as a source of funds. 'Many girls get mutilated so they can be married off at a tender age,' she said. 'When there are floods and droughts, we see more girls being cut'" (para 24-25).
March 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Sadia Hussein channeled her experience as a cutting survivor into an anti-cutting organization, the Brighter Society Initiative. Working in her home region in the northwest of Kenya, she said that getting people to speak publicly about the practice has been key to lowering the practice’s prevalence to 9 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 years, from 23 percent three decades ago" (para 21).
Feb. 27, 2025, 8:34 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said. Several hundred people - mostly women - marched in the capital Nairobi, where they blew whistles and chanted, 'Stop killing women!' They were repeatedly dispersed by police officers firing teargas from moving vehicles before regrouping anew. Protests also took place in the cities of Mombasa and Lodwar, according to videos posted on social media. The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened" (para 1-4).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said. Several hundred people - mostly women - marched in the capital Nairobi, where they blew whistles and chanted, 'Stop killing women!' They were repeatedly dispersed by police officers firing teargas from moving vehicles before regrouping anew. Protests also took place in the cities of Mombasa and Lodwar, according to videos posted on social media. The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened" (para 1-4).
Feb. 27, 2025, 8:34 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said. Several hundred people - mostly women - marched in the capital Nairobi, where they blew whistles and chanted, 'Stop killing women!' They were repeatedly dispersed by police officers firing teargas from moving vehicles before regrouping anew" (para 1-2). "The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened. The national police spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment" (para 4). "The authorities have broadly defended the police response but said investigators were looking into...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said. Several hundred people - mostly women - marched in the capital Nairobi, where they blew whistles and chanted, 'Stop killing women!' They were repeatedly dispersed by police officers firing teargas from moving vehicles before regrouping anew" (para 1-2). "The protesters in Nairobi were peaceful and it was not clear why the police intervened. The national police spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment" (para 4). "The authorities have broadly defended the police response but said investigators were looking into...more
Feb. 27, 2025, 8:34 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Between August and October, at least 97 women in Kenya were killed in femicides - intentional killings with a gender-related motivation, according to the National Police Service. The police did not provide statistics for earlier periods, but according to figures compiled by the Africa Data Hub collective based on media reports, there were at least 75 femicides in 2022 and 46 the year before" (para 8-9).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Between August and October, at least 97 women in Kenya were killed in femicides - intentional killings with a gender-related motivation, according to the National Police Service. The police did not provide statistics for earlier periods, but according to figures compiled by the Africa Data Hub collective based on media reports, there were at least 75 femicides in 2022 and 46 the year before" (para 8-9).
Feb. 3, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is the third female runner to have been killed in an alleged act of domestic violence at the same elite training camp in three years. Cheptegei, 33, suffered horrendous burns to 80 per cent of her body in a brutal attack that was reportedly carried out by her ex-boyfriend Dickson Ndiema" (Para 1, 2). "Iten is known as the running capital of the world. It is almost eight thousand feet above sea level, allowing athletes to train at altitude. While the area remains poor, the top athletes can earn more than $1million a year from endorsements and winnings, while around 30 female athletes earn more...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is the third female runner to have been killed in an alleged act of domestic violence at the same elite training camp in three years. Cheptegei, 33, suffered horrendous burns to 80 per cent of her body in a brutal attack that was reportedly carried out by her ex-boyfriend Dickson Ndiema" (Para 1, 2). "Iten is known as the running capital of the world. It is almost eight thousand feet above sea level, allowing athletes to train at altitude. While the area remains poor, the top athletes can earn more than $1million a year from endorsements and winnings, while around 30 female athletes earn more...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is the third female runner to have been killed in an alleged act of domestic violence at the same elite training camp in three years" (Para 1). "In 2021, Agnes Jebet Tirop, who was one of the world's leading long distance runners, was stabbed to death at her home in Kenya, just five weeks after breaking the world record. Ibrahim Rotich is awaiting trial. On the same day, professional runner Edith Muthoni was allegedly shot in the head after a violent argument with her boyfriend, Kennedy Nyamu. She was 27. In 2022, Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee was found dead in Iten, allegedly having been...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is the third female runner to have been killed in an alleged act of domestic violence at the same elite training camp in three years" (Para 1). "In 2021, Agnes Jebet Tirop, who was one of the world's leading long distance runners, was stabbed to death at her home in Kenya, just five weeks after breaking the world record. Ibrahim Rotich is awaiting trial. On the same day, professional runner Edith Muthoni was allegedly shot in the head after a violent argument with her boyfriend, Kennedy Nyamu. She was 27. In 2022, Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee was found dead in Iten, allegedly having been...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"We still have cases of police stations turning away victims,' Sarah Ochwada, a lawyer who handles domestic-violence cases involving athletes, told the New Yorker" (Para 48).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"We still have cases of police stations turning away victims,' Sarah Ochwada, a lawyer who handles domestic-violence cases involving athletes, told the New Yorker" (Para 48).
Feb. 3, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"One in three women in Kenya has experienced gender-based violence, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, while domestic violence is seen as a minor offence in the country" (Para 46).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, DV-PRACTICE-1
"One in three women in Kenya has experienced gender-based violence, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, while domestic violence is seen as a minor offence in the country" (Para 46).