Women be careful what you wear on the streets of Nairobi.

Just when I think I can't be shocked anymore by the behavior of Kenyans something happens to make me think I will never understand this place at all. Last week there was a story of a young lady who had her clothes stripped off her by a group of men at the Embasssava bus stage. The men attacked her for allegedly being indecently dressed. The attack was captured on video and posted on Youtube prompting outrage on social media under the hashtag #mydressmychoice. There was a protest march through Nairobi yesterday by both Kenyan men and women carrying placards that read "My dress, my choice" while others wore mini-skirts.

You would think that a protest like this would at least put a stop to these senseless actions but just hours later on the same day a middle-aged woman was rushed to hospital after she was roughed up and stripped naked in Kayole area over claims she was indecently dressed. This time around the police were called in and currently over 90 suspects have been arrested while the police investigate.

Incidences of women being stripped occur in many parts of the country including Mombasa and Nakuru. This has never made any sense to me because if you are so concerned over what little someone is wearing then help cover them up, why strip them and therefore expose more skin. These actions lead me to believe the people committing these acts are less interested in morality and are just looking for an excuse to commit sexual assaults on women.  This is an incident that makes one ashamed of their countrymen.

Reduction in Fuel Prices

The government just announced a reduction in fuel prices, diesel down by Kshs 6.15 per litre, kerosene by Kshs. 4.57 per litre and super down by Kshs. 4.09. 
Kenya being as it is the question becomes how soon will petrol stations reflect these changes and how many may actually refuse to make the changes. Even though they are always quick to reflect price hikes. Also does the reduction mean a decrease in transport fares. This is especially relevant during the rains when the matatus make their regular price hikes. It is ironic that the excuse the matatu operators often make to raise prices is the high cost of fuel. But now that the price of fuel has dropped, I doubt we will hear of any drops in fare prices.
One of the factors said to be driving inflation in Kenya is the rising price of fuel which increases transportation costs. However now that fuel prices have fallen I would be shocked if we actually see any drop in the price of goods. Maybe I'm being cynical but one thing you can say about life in Kenya is that it doesn't often lead to an optimistic view about anything. But you never know maybe this time will be different.

Back online for good

I was very busy the last couple of months moving to a new place and all that entails among other issues so I haven't been posting. But that's all done and now I'll be posting frequently. Hopefully people like what they read, keeping my fingers crossed.