Factors That Lead to Violence Against Women in Kibra’s Laini Saba, Nairobi City County

Abstract

This study aimed at finding out factors that lead to domestic violence against women in Laini Saba of Kibra. Data were collected using the survey method, direct observation, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The study found that cultural factors, social factors and economic factors fuelled violence against women who live in the research site. The study also found that battered women do not seek help from families or legal aid and when they do, police and legal help agents are reluctant to help. The study, therefore, concludes that while many traditional practices are slowly dying due to modern ways of life, beating women in Laini Saba seems to have defied the process