Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi in protest to send a message
to men to stop attacking women because of the way they dress. They also
took the protest to Social Media using the hashtag #mydressmychoice.
CNN was there.
The protests followed the
latest incident of a woman stri*ped unclad in the capital by a group of
men who accused her of “indecent” dressing. The attack captured on
video last week prompted outrage on social media under the hashtag
#mydressmychoice.
Protesters marched
through downtown carrying placards that read “My dress, my choice” while
others donned mini-skirts, the same attire the unidentified woman wore
when she was attacked. Some men wore dresses to show their support.
Others joined the march to rally against the protests, chanting “don’t be unclad” and “wear clothes.”
This is not the first
time a woman has been undressed for purported indecent dressing in the
East African nation, which has a Christian a Christian dominated
population. Such incidents sporadically happen in other major cities,
including Nakuru and Mombasa.
In the footage posted on
YouTube and shown on local television, the woman is confronted by her
attackers at a bus stop. She looks terrified as she is pushed and shoved
by a group of men, who eventually strip her unclad. In the background,
attackers yell “Toa” — Swahili for “take it off!” as they tug at her
clothes.
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