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Men hurt too, stop violence against the male species

I guess all of you have watched that video clip of a woman roughening up a male conductor for charging extra 20 shillings fare. In the background you can hear the rest of the passengers cheer and laugh while others are busy recording the whole episode of the unfolding drama. In the end, the male conductor gives back the 20 shillings and the woman slaps him.

On that day, topics that arose from the saga were shocking to me. “Madness in our matatu sector” “overcharging conductors”  “impunity in our matatus”  “corrupt conductor learns a lesson” “the slap of impunity” and many more others. No one paid attention to the assaulted man. Everyone saw the woman’s actions as right.

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