Why Are Men Being Battered?
- Publisher:
- kenyacitizentv
- Publication Date:
- 15 February 2012
- Tags:
- Kenya, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Health and Medicine
Two other men including a lawyer have come out publicly to reveal personal experiences that would otherwise be considered taboo in the African culture.... That they are victims of domestic violence, this coming at a time when men battering has hit the headlines in the past few weeks. And with more cases being reported ... what exactly is the problem and is there a solution to this vice? We spoke to elderly members of the society and according to Dr. Judy Mbugua, a family expert and pastor, the society has lost the family identity and the solution surprisingly lies in the basic unit of the society, the family. Judy Kosgei stays on that story
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