Rallies have been called across Kenya to protest against gender-based violence.

The rallies coincide with the end of the annual 16-day anti-gender-based violence campaign.

Such violence is a scourge in many African countries.

In Kenya, it’s high on the agenda after police recently revealed they were dealing with one case of femicide every 24 hours – almost 100 killings inside three months.

Nairobi Women’s Hospital says its gender-based violence recovery centres are reporting 4000 cases a month.

Kenyan President William Ruto has urged collective efforts to protect women.

Police used teargas to break up an anti-gender-based violence protest called November 25 in Nairobi.

Agencies.