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HOW TO END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN KENYA.

Gender based violence was commonly known to be a serious violation against women but today, the violation also affects men and boys. This kind of violence comes in many form which includes: physical violence, sexual assault, child marriages among others. The issue has continuously risen over the past till now and is creating a lot of negative impact on the nation since it has no socio-economic boundaries. Its best if we start preventing it earlier enough before it comes to destroy us because as they say, prevention is better than cure, and this can be done through the following ways:

Ending gender based violence begins by first addressing its roots. This is done by preventing it an early age by working with both boys and girls so as to promote  respectful positions and gender equality. Working with the youths is the best way to faster the sustained process in preventing and eradicating gender based violence through the promotion of gender equality, women empowerment and enjoyment of their human right.

Gender Based Violence can be ended through creating awareness and community mobilization through different platforms. Media platforms is one of the best medium that can be used to put the message across because a higher number of today's population has an access to television. radio, newspapers, phones, social media and even magazines. These platforms can be used to sensitize the public on the effective strategy of preventing gender based violence. The public can be educated on the different ways through which they can deal with the issues of gender based violence by informing them on the proper channels they can use to report any form of abuse in case they come across.

Through Civic Education, we can be able to deal with gender based violence. A formal education program should be developed for a purpose of engaging young people in the effort to prevent and end gender based violence. This will be able to provide them with the tool and knowledge to understand the root cause of all this forms of violence in their communities so as to find ways through which they can deal with them adequately and to learn where to access support if violence is experienced.

The government should also come in as well and put strong legal and policy reforms. Whenever one is found abusing this reforms and policies against gender based violence should be punished severely. This will be able to instinct fear to anyone out there who is violating and abusing human rights.When strict laws and order are put in place, the act of gender violence will reduce.

To be able to build a better and more inclusive future for everyone, the above reforms should be put into action so as to prevent and to completely do away with gender violence. Everyone is equal and important before God and humanity at large regardless of their age, social class, gender, tribe and race. Each on of us has a role to play in building our nation. Gender Based Violence should come out of our way and allow us to build our country for the benefit of us all and our future generation.