This archive report was first published on 19 August 2019.
Published on August 19, 2019, a writer's visit to Uganda left him pondering the changing dynamics between men and women in Kenya.
As he watched Ugandan women in a discotheque, he noticed their poise and respect for their male counterparts, a stark contrast to the scene he imagined back home in Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, and Mombasa.
He recalled the image of Kenyan women in bars, drinking Guinness Kubwa and swinging their heads with fake hair, and wondered what was driving this change.
According to a young elder, Jemo, the Kenyan woman, especially the working class, is fighting to be on the same pedestal as her male counterpart, a 'big mistake' in the writer's opinion.
He described the scene of a Kenyan woman in a bar, downing beers and dancing provocatively, and how this behavior is becoming increasingly common.
However, in Kampala, the writer observed a different atmosphere, where women were sweetly looking in his direction and tactfully looking sideways when their eyes met.
He couldn't help but wonder where Kenyan women were getting their courage from and what was driving this change in behavior.
