The Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs is the latest entrant to the voice that has been castigating journalist Jeff Koinange and his show where sexist remarks were allegedly given by a panelist.
In a statement, the ministry condemned the events that happened on the Jeff Koinange Live show and said it trivialised the crime of rape.
This is after Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna allegedly made lewd remarks on fellow aspirant and panelist Esther Passaris, remarks that touched on rape involving Ms Passaris.
Gender Ministry Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki accused the show and wondered why KTN allowed it to continue with such remarks.
“The sorry scene was made equally worse by the collective failure of the several actors who stood by and watched from a distance. Why did the media house allow the continued assault? Why didn’t anyone step in? Who were behind the scenes? Who were these silent actors?” she quipped.
“The abusive and derogatory language used on KTN’s Jeff Koinange Live and the release of behind-the-scenes footage from the show to the wider public, sought to extend the victim shaming,” she said.
Kariuki now wants the Media Council of Kenya to move in and pull down the content of the said show and in future take quick action on similar shows.
Watch part of the off-screen episode here.