Homa Bay County Commissioner Moses Lilan (pictured) has raised the alarm over the skyrocketing cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the region.

Commissioner’s concerns come after a recent survey showed that more than 50 cases are reported on a monthly basis.

“Today, we had a meeting to discuss security issues and after going through the monthly statistics, I was shocked by the realisation that between 50 to 100 cases of GBV on young girls were reported monthly basis,” Lilan said.

“These are girls who are either raped or killed while others subjected to despicable and sinful acts which no human being should be subjected to,” he added.

Administrator faulted residents, saying such acts take place in front of them but they tend to feign ignorance with the mentality that it is not of their concern until they are hit by the same problem.

“You get a 10-year-old violated against but since we are self-centered, we keep silent. We need to look seriously into the issue of GBV, teenage pregnancy and HIV/Aids,” Lilan held.  Lilan was speaking in Homa Bay Town during the installation ceremony of the new County Senior Principal Chief Joshua Ochogo at the weekend.

Commissioner demanded that locals should speak out against these vices to save the young generation. “To achieve our dream of seeing our girls become successful professionals in the future by allowing them to stay in school, we need to raise our voices against these inhumane acts that are directed towards destroying our girls,” he said.

The administrator challenged both Government and Non-Government Organisations to use their resources to curtail GBV, teenage pregnancies and HIV on young girls instead of calling for seminars to give figures on the same without eliminating the entire problem.