Welcome to another intense episode on CTRH Podcast. *trigger warning for reference to various forms of violence.*   For this episode, I am joined by Onyango Otieno, aka Rix Poet and today we discuss GBV and Femicide from a male perspective. Recently, Kenya has been in the spotlight with a notable increase in Sexual and Gender Based Violence cases, with its extreme leading to an alarming number of Femicide cases. I am personally on a quest to try to understand just how things got so bad and how we can change the situation before it gets any worse.   I invited Rix to discuss exactly how we got here, from a male perspective. What role does our culture and upbringing play in what we are witnessing today? How did we arrive at a Kenya where fragile and toxic hetero-musculinity has become the norm? What role does Patriachy have to play in all this? How did we arrive at a positioning that plays out as anti-feminist? Is it too late for us to change the narrative or is there hope still for a better Kenya? Join us for what will certainly prove to be a jarring yet thought-provoking conversation.   Onyango Otieno (@rixpoet) is a trauma coach, writer, poet, mental health advocate, podcaster, and healthy masculinity ambassador. Part of his work centres on African Masculinity and its role in ensuring gender equality and equity, especially championing African men’s involvement in sexual and reproductive health and rights. He is a facilitator of trauma healing circles, managing a safe space for African boys and men who have been raped or sexually abused. He founded a 200-member mental health online support group where members utilise storytelling as a tool for tackling mental illness stigma. He is the founder of the Nothing Underneath Podcast  that shares the sex stories of everyday Africans and also hosts the Afro-Masculinity Podcast where he interrogates the complexities of African Masculinity. He also manages a male support group for healthy masculinity with 150 male members.     Connect with Onyango Otieno on Social Media @rixpoet on Instagram and Tiktok and @OnyangoOtieno on Facebook   How can you support this podcast?   Subscribe & Rate this episode, Share & leave a comment.   Find the episode on YouTube:                                                                                  https://www.youtube.com/@dr.claire.kinuthia-CTRH   Continue the conversation with me on:   Instagram   https://instagram.com/dr.claire.kinuthia?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng==   TikTok   https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.claire.kinuthia?_t=8fV6A1bom0c&_r=1   Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/dr.claire.kinuthia?mibextid=LQQJ4d   #CTRHPodcast #sexualviolence #SGBV #femicide #endfemicideke #Edutainment #conversationstarter #debunkingmyths #sexualhealth #reproductivehealth #mentalhealth #healthandwellness