This historic walk created awareness on the newly enacted ‘Protection Against Domestic Violence Act’, Electoral Violence and also to raise funds for its Access to Justice Program, a legal initiative that assists the less privileged in society with free access to professional legal justice. This targeted national level campaign promoted new behaviors, amplified the voices against domestic violence and electoral violence to create positive changes in the citizenry while promoting action against the various and merging forms of violence plaguing the nation. As part of the legal outreach, the mobilizing team facilitated group discussions for adolescent girls and boys to challenge attitudes, promote debate and undertake collective action against all forms of violence.

In recent history, Kenya has seen an outbreak of violence in electoral years. Thousands of Kenyans have been displaced from their homes and property as a result. In fact, a great part of the work that John and Douglas do is as a result of that electoral violence. It may seem a bit far fetched considering that National Elections are held after every five years, but to some of these families that were displaced from their property, it still is a very real concern. Many of the displaced families are yet to receive adequate compensation or their day of justice in court. Court cases drag on for years. Hence the very real need to get to the bottom of the issue and champion a move that will promote peace, advocacy and justice to the less fortunate. Unfortunately, many people do not know what domestic violence constitutes and as a result suffer silently in the hands of those who perpetrate this crime. There are many actions that are, according to the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act, termed as domestic violence.