The Anglican Church of Kenya Interventions to Domestic Violence against Women in Maseno North Diocese, Kakamega County, 1995-2022
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2023-03
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Domestic violence remains a major concern that hinders the att in Sub Saharan Africa. Today, violence that is gender based till very prevalent in Kenya despite a high pereentage of Christian faithfuls, This situation threatens the ceonomic and social development in the country. ‘The current study therefore investigated the Anglican church of Kenya (ACK) Maseno North Diocese interventions
Kakamega
to domestic violence against women. This was done with specific reference to
crucial
Central Sub-county during the period 1995 — 2022, The year 1995 was
critical
because this is when the Beijing World conference was held and it discussed the
following
subject; abusive behaviour against ladies. The study was guided by the
violence
specific objectives: to investigate the influence of culture on domestic
of the general
against women in Kakamega Central Sub-county and to examine the response
Sub-county. public towards domestic violence against women in Kakamega Central
domestic violence
Others include; to explore the rol e of law enforcing agencies towards
factors towards
against women in Kakamega Central Sub-county and to discuss low domestic violence ag wards the churches intervention against
Theory as adv. a Central Sub-county. The Social Control Goode (1971), Loseke (2005), Lackey and
olence guided the study. The theory p; occurs as a result of an individual’
ainment of gender parity