Kenya femicide: Why men fail to condemn deadly misogyny - BBC News

Rising cases of femicide reveal entrenched sexist attitudes in the East African nation.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPBy Waihiga MwauraBBC Focus on Africa TV, NairobiHours before a nationwide march in Kenya against the rising cases of femicide and other violence against women - a clip was posted on social media that captures how entrenched misogyny is in the East African nation.

At a site in the capital, Nairobi, where some young women were gathering for the protest last weekend, two men were filmed arguing about the need for such a demonstration.

"Men have suffered because of women," one of them complains going on to say that in his view women just use men for their money.

As the heated discussion continues, his companion butts in and they both start pointing towards the camera and shouting to the women: "We are going to kill you."

This snippet was shared by renowned Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi along with the words: "As a man and father, these men don't speak for the men I know."

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