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When demeaning demands turn politics into a humiliation theatre

Farouk Kibet made sexual remarks on Nominated MP Sabina Chege's body during a rally in Lamu County in July 2025. [File, Standard]

There comes a time when we must draw the line. Recently, a leading politician stood before a crowd and demanded that women flaunt their bodies.

Astonishingly, the women complied. By equating "two terms" with "rounds," the discourse twisted political ambition into a public display of sexual prowess. This was not humour. This was a public scandal that laid bare the sexualization of Kenya's politics - and the moral rot it signifies.

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