Kenya university berated for blaming 'reckless' rape victim

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A major Kenyan university has caused widespread public offence by accusing a student who was gang-raped of 'recklessness' for walking back to ...

FILE PHOTO: Ongoing construction work by Chinese state-owned firms is seen at the University of Nairobi, Kenya September 2, 2015. Picture taken September 2, 2015. REUTERS/Noor KhamisNAIROBI: A major Kenyan university has caused widespread public offence by accusing a student who was gang-raped of"recklessness" for walking back to campus after a night out.

Personalities including former presidential candidate Martha Karua and activist and rape survivor Adelle Onyango, founder of"No Means No", tweeted their disgust at the memo. Nearly 5,500 people signed up in a day to an online petition asking the university to see rapists as the"true antagonists"."The memo was insensitive and does not represent the corporate values and image of University of Nairobi," vice chancellor Stephen Kiama said in an online note on Wednesday.The spokesman for the National Police Service was not immediately reachable for comment on the incident.

 

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