Lower thirds:
0:03  Report by / Edith Kimani
0:30  Lenah Kanywa / Her daughter Mary was killed
2:03  Lenah Kanywa / Made her statement in court 
2:48  Lenah Kanywa / 'I’m scared to leave my kids at home'

Script:
00:01
In March 2022, Lenah found her 10-year-old daughter, Mary Wambui, in the worst imaginable state. Under a bed, in a pool of blood and undressed from the waist. She understood immediately that her daughter had been defiled. But she could not have anticipated the full extent of the injuries. 
((00:30)) SOT: Lenah Kanywa – Her daughter Mary was killed 
I found the knife. I found my child had been stabbed with a knife. It went in here and came out on the other side. That’s when I lost all my strength and I just started stroking her. People tried to tell me to get up but I just sat there on the chair by the bed from 4pm until about 6pm, when the police 
The alleged perpetrator was a trusted neighbor who lured the 10-year-old. Mary had been playing outside with other kids and when she didn’t come home, Lenah went to look for her.  
Three years after her child’s death, Lenah finally takes the stand in court. The investigator presents evidence from the scene, when Lena sees the accused and the murder weapon, it is more than she can bear.  
((02:03)) SOT: Lenah Kanywa, Made her statement in court 
I saw him and felt .. because I never imagined someone I had lived next to for five years, could ever do this to me. I never imagined it.. so seeing him there... ((shakes head - ay)) 
This is just the beginning of the legal battle. 
While justice can keep the perpetrators imprisoned, financial empowerment can offer options for survivors of gender-based violence. For Lenah, that means getting money to keep her other children safe during school holidays. Each week, she and other women supported by Usikimye meet for their table banking group.  
((02:48))
SOT: Lenah Kanywa, 'I’m scared to leave my kids at home' 
I work hard to raise money. Right now I want to borrow money from the group to send the kids to my parents. Because I can’t go to work and leave them home alone. I am too scared.  
Although Lenah has Usikimye to support her legal costs, the accused’s family has the means to hire lawyers and post bail if granted. Lenah believes only a conviction can keep her family safe.
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