Kenya Women Protest Over Attack On Miniskirt

A video clip showing woman in Nairobi being stripped naked and beaten by men for wearing a miniskirt has sparked outrage in the capital. The women and men in Kenya took to the streets to protest against the maltreatment given to their fellow colleague.

The video helped spark the Nairobi protest, said criminal lawyer Lilian Manegene who helped to oganise the march.

"They have come to the limelight. Before, they were happening but it was never reported, it was never brought to the attention of anybody."When I saw that video, I was so annoyed, I cried," she said.

Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi on Monday to send a message to men: Stop attacking women because of the way they dress.

The protests followed the latest incident of a woman stripped naked 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.

They 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.

Stripping a woman for wearing a miniskirt is inhumane.

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