Boy-child is definitely not under siege

So, now we have a report published by the National Gender and Equality Commission on the recent outpouring of grief for the boy-child, who some have sensationally claimed is under siege.  The commission “conducted an assessment in eight counties in Kenya to find out if emerging perceptions on the exclusions of the boy child in the gender equality agenda are valid, and to identify the key drivers of this exclusion”.

Funny how a notorious blogger can start a boy-child movement on the premise that girls should be held responsible for the inability of boys to excel. And even funnier how a government agency responded by carrying out a multi-county survey to determine whether the privilege that has been enjoyed by boys and men for millennia is under threat. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting on Uhuru Kenyatta’s multi-agency dream team to solve Kenya’s age-old corruption puzzle. Go figure.