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Mukoma wa Ngugi holds the view that African culture should not be used as a cover for injustice.
"A statement that is now being used against my speaking up is cia mucii ti como - meaning one does not parade dirty linen in public. I grew up in a quiet part of Limuru. Late at night, I could hear women screaming (kuga ngemi) from a neighbouring village that was up on a hill (ngaririga). To me, it is psychosis that people can get on social media and publicly declare that wife beating was Kikuyu culture," said Mukoma.
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