Lilian Muli under fire over ‘insensitive’ question to rape survivor

Citizen TV anchor Lilian Muli has come under fire following an interview with a rape survivor, with some terming one of her questions as insensitive.

During a live TV interview on April 7, Irene Karimi, the victim of the rape ordeal narrated how ten men broke into her house in Kibera during the night.

According to Karimi, the men stole almost everything, beat her up then sexually assaulted her.

In her follow-up question, Muli then inquired whether the victim had done something to provoke the attack.

“Could you have said something, done something or were you dressed in a certain way?” posed Muli to the chagrin of social media users.

“When rapists come, it’s not because a woman behaved in a certain way, they do it because that’s who they are. It’s not because who the woman is. I didn’t offend anyone in that community” responded Karimi.

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Lillian Muli actually asked a survivor of a violent rape by home invaders if she offended them, or was dressed in such a manner as to provoke them into assaulting her. She ACTUALLY did that. LILLIAN MULI DID THIS ON PRIME TIME NEWS. https://t.co/p9BodE6Z77 — Dr. Njoki Ngumi (@njokingumi) April 8, 2018

@lilllian_muli you can't ask Ms Karimi if she was dressed inappropriately, if she offended them,how can you, how could you! You should at least have researched how to handle a rape victim, survivor prior to this interview. A rapist is a rapist.Whether you are in a buibui or naked — Patience Syombua (@patiesyombua) April 7, 2018

Lilian owes an apology to all the survivors of rape. An easy google search she would have found most appropriate questions to ask with tact and sensitivity....for she whose alleged to be a survivor of DV...how dare she asked such tasteless questions. — Grace (@wamagirii) April 8, 2018

That's GITHERI Media for you, sweetheart. ???? — Chapo Addict (@Ireri_TheOne) April 8, 2018

Muli is just not qualified to do such an interview. This is wrong. — Dr Wandia (@wmnjoya) April 7, 2018

She is not qualified to do any interview at all. — Zeruiah ????? (@mzeruiah) April 8, 2018

You guys over rate Lillian Muli. This is the same woman who asked a top class 8 pupil if she had a boyfriend. Let's be real — Bavon Marie Marie (@francis_mmakau) April 8, 2018

OMG! This is so wrong in all the angles — Thee_ALPHA ???? (@Pinky_Alpha) April 8, 2018

I watched that interview. I thought I heard wrong. It was unbelievable. — Anne (@Anne_mbira) April 9, 2018