For episode 4 of the Assurance Podcast series 2, Juba takes a trip to Kenya and is joined by 'Nairobi's hardest hustling DJ' aka Coco Em. In 'Leave Your Boyfriends Behind' Juba and Coco Em take a critical dive in her society looking at how the pace of development is affecting Kenyans, as well as the impacts of the pandemic, police brutality and gendered violence. Coco Em also gives us an insight into Nairobi's bustling music scene, the needs for men to be more proactive in the push for gender inclusivity in music and her own personal career struggles and achievements. Check out Coco Em's suggestions for collectives that are tackling gender imbalances on the dance floor in East Africa Santuri East Africa (Kenya), Femme Electronic by DJ Racheal (Uganda & Kenya), Kenya's Finest Female DJs (KFFD), Sim Sima (Kenya) This podcast is sponsored by adidas and Zalando as part of their #stepintoyoucampaign, which is all about empowerment and confidently taking up space. Music: Badsista - Esperando O Verao (Original Mix) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.