The murder of Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by her former partner has reignited calls for stronger action against femicide in Kenya.
The 33-year-old Ugandan died days after being doused in petrol and set alight by her ex-boyfriend at her home in Trans Nzoia county in western Kenya.
This is not an isolated incident. Kenya has one of the highest rates of violence against women in Africa. Media reports say that in January alone, more than 10 women in the country were victims of femicide, defined by the UN as the killing of women because of their gender.
Jane, not her real name, tells the BBC she has been in hiding for the better part of the year.
She says she is unable to go back to work due to life-changing injuries inflicted by her ex-partner during a brutal stabbing.
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