The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is looking for a woman who was captured on video beating up a man at an unknown location.
The ODPP has appealed to the public to help in tracing the woman as part of efforts to take action against her.
“Calling on the public to provide details of this incident ie perpetrator, location and date to inform appropriate action by the .@ODPP_KE,” it stated through its Twitter account.
calling on the public to provide details of this incident ie perpetrator, location and date to inform appropriate action by the .@ODPP_KE pic.twitter.com/dma8tzLJar
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) August 5, 2018
The woman was filmed beating up the man and could be heard demanding a Sh200 debt from him. The video comes in the wake of increased domestic violence affecting both men and women with the Director of Public Prosecutions saying action will be taken on anyone found in such drama.
“Tens of women have gone scot free after chopping of men genitals .Its worse than rape but we have continued to stay silent about while the media makes fun of it.Lets end new form of gender biasness in the name of equality.” A man by the name Tha Crusader replied to the tweet.
Tens of women have gone scot free after chopping of men genitals .Its worse than rape but we have continued to stay silent about while the media makes fun of it.Lets end new form of gender biasness in the name of equality @ItsMutai @RobertAlai @wmnjoya @bonifacemwangi @fidakenya
— Tha Crusaider (@Tha_Crusaider) August 5, 2018
Kenyans have reacted emotionally to the video, with some suggesting that violence against men does not receive the seriousness it deserves like against women.
Another Kenyan , asked for increased conversation on gender based violence against men. Most men who are victims of violence often suffer in silence because of male chauvinism. Most Kenyans view a man who is beaten by a woman as a weak species.
“We would also appreciation some medals if that would help start the conversation on gender based violence against men and help end the long-standing notion that men are a monolithic class of ‘batterers’ and women a monolithic class of helpless victims.”
We would also appreciation some medals if that would help start the conversation on gender based violence against men and help end the long-standing notion that men are a monolithic class of ‘batterers’ and women a monolithic class of helpless victims .
— Tha Crusaider (@Tha_Crusaider) August 6, 2018
In a similar incident, a man who was accused of assaulting his wife in Makueni in a video that went viral was charged in court.David Nzomo pleaded guilty to the charge when he was arraigned before Makueni Senior Principal Magistrate James Mwaniki.
He is being detained until Wednesday this week when the impact report of the victim will be presented. His actions as shown in the video sparked outrage from the public with many calling for his arrest.
David popularly known as Daudi was finally arrested on Thursday after an uproar on social media from a video of him mercilessly beating his wife, Winfred Mwende, went viral. It was reported that Winfred was a minor because of her small frame but she is actually 35 years old and a mother of three.
