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Drama queens: Why Kenyan women are so angry

“Men have been behaving badly for so long. What is wrong with women retaliating? After all, men are the source of the anger that women now express on social media and in radios."

Our women are no longer the diplomatic, polite and compassionate peacemakers they used to be. From those in leadership positions down to Wanjiku, a big chunk of our women are turning into angry drama queens.

Is it lack of role models? Well, we all recall a recent ugly incident at a funeral at the Coast. A female local leader turned dramatic, snatching a microphone from her male colleague, just because he had introduced politics at the solemn function.

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