A petition has been filed to the government, with demands to address the rising cases of femicide.
The petition filed on February 8, highlights the plight of women and asks the government to take swift action to address the concerns.
"We, the women of Kenya are exhausted from the constant and futile work of trying not to be beaten, raped, killed and otherwise assaulted and violated by men merely because we are women," the petition reads in part.
The petitioners have called for the president to declare femicide a national crisis requiring an emergency response.
They also demand that reports on femicide cases be made on an annual basis during the State of the Nation address.
The petition asks for the creation of a committee whose job it would be to oversee the elimination of violence against women.
"We demand the establishment of a Commission on the Elimination of Femicide and Violence Against Women and Girls, whose Terms of Reference shall include the development of a National Plan of Action for the elimination of VAW and Femicide," the petition says.
The petition also demands that the government increase the resources and staff assigned to the State Department of Gender.
This, they say, will help to facilitate the creation of intimate partner violence and violence against women preventive programs for men.
When it comes to the appointment of women to public offices, the petitioners advocate for an inclusive and participatory process that involves grassroots feminist organizations and movements.
They claim that even though young feminists are qualified to have positions in public service, the appointment procedures still ignore and refuse to hire young feminists for the positions.
"Kenyan feminists, especially young Kenyan feminists, are more than qualified to serve in public service, and the appointment processes continue to overlook and deny young feminists appointment to positions," the petition reads.
In a bold move, the petitioners have also asked the president to issue an executive order on zero tolerance towards femicide.
They have called for the resignation of presidential appointees who are charged with abusing women and the investigation of any potential presidential appointments to determine whether they have a history of abusing women.
A dark Valentine's vigil has been organised to push legislative organs to act on the demands made in the petition.
