00:00It's making the news. Kenyan men killing their wives, girlfriends and partners.
00:05And the rising cases of young girls being killed while their perpetrators are still walking scot-free.
00:12Gender-based violence against women and girls has long been a hidden problem.
00:17Dr. Zipi Okot's husband abused her. Now she's trying to help others.
00:22We have to empower people to know the situations when it can happen,
00:27to be aware of even what abuse is, what harassment is and what assault is.
00:32Because we, as a society, we have really normalized gender-based violence
00:37in such a way that sometimes there's a very thin line between flirting and harassment,
00:43especially to our young girls.
00:46Today she's showing a film at a university.
00:49It tells the story of a friendship between two students,
00:52which ends up with a young man raping the woman.
00:56Students and staff members talked about violence afterwards.
01:00The moment you notice red flags, a man who will slap you for the first time is capable of killing you.
01:06That is the message that we should put up close.
01:09We, as men, need to take the front line so that our ladies can understand that we are also supporting them.
01:13And to the men who are actually doing all this, it needs to stop.
01:17And it's not a request, it's a must.
01:21Women leaders met with President William Ruto to discuss gender-based violence and femicide.
01:26Femicide has no place in Kenya.
01:28Together, as a nation, through our concerted efforts, we shall eradicate this vice.
01:35The government's National Gender and Equality Commission head, Dr. Purity Ngina,
01:40says action is needed from above and below.
01:43The government is aware, is awake to these things that are happening.
01:47You saw the president first give a hundred million for a safe house.
01:51The next day he issued a very strong statement.
01:55The people who are killing are within us.
01:58They are our brothers, they are our members, they are our colleagues.
02:02We need to speak about this thing.
02:04Dr. Zipi is trying to change how men think about, and therefore, treat women.
02:09A rapist is a rapist because they want to abuse the other person.
02:16It is in their mind first before they start doing it.
02:19My hope is to have a safe environment, to walk, to speak, and to be who you really want to be.
02:26She's not alone, but she and her colleagues know what a mountain they have to climb.
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