 Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations, and Sustainable Development, Honourable Dr. Gil Rigabet, has expressed her abhorrence over the recent spate of violence perpetrated her against women. Last week, there was a report of the rape of a woman in Jackmell. Then on Saturday, there was the news of the discovery of a naked body of a woman, the victim of the most extreme form of gender-based violence. Both acts Dr. Rigabet says are reprehensible and should be condemned. Honourable Rigabet has also called on all the inclusions to plead their part in eliminating such crimes in the society. Senutia is too small for somebody, somewhere, not to know about what transpired. Everyone must step up. This requires a collective effort. The elimination of violence against women and girls is not within the purview of any one-person agency, government, political party, or ministry. It is our responsibility. I would like to extend on behalf of my team, government, my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the latest homicide victim. We were all horrified, so we can only imagine the pain, the anguish, the hurt that immediate family and friends must feel. You are in our prayers and in our thoughts. But the best way that we can demonstrate our sympathy, care, and concern is to assist the police with the investigation so that we can see the perpetrators brought to justice. Honourable Rigabet has also condemned the circulation of images of the deceased. I beg of us as the inclusions, please, let's show some more empathy, compassion, respect. Do we have to go as far as saying, what if it was your sister? What if it was a relative? How would you feel? I beg of all of us, please, let us not participate in this. The increased numbers of those extreme forms of gender-based violence, like femicide, and the apparent desensitization of our citizens to the horror of such crimes, underscores the very grim reality that deeply rooted inequalities and harmful gender norms persist in our society.