When we speak of domestic violence, we usually feel the urgency of the situation and think about all the pressing sufferings that are happening at that particular moment to the victims.
‘Yet, domestic violence is an experience that usually leaves very permanent scars.
Churchill show comedian Oliver Otieno aka YY recently disclosed the dark side of his up bringing ,he revealed that he grew up seeing his father beating his mum.
A situation that had him feel that he had to protect his mum and would do heavy chores like cooking and washing dishes as a way of supporting his mum though the abusive years.
“When I was growing up, my dad was kind of abusive. I was a kid in the middle of it. He would come home drunk and beat my mum. It created a strong bond between my mum and me because I felt that I needed to protect my mum…So I was like how can I help my mum? I used to wash the utensils even when I know I wouldn’t do it perfectly,” he revealed on Radio Jambo.
The funny man also explain the origin of his stage name YY , despite the fact his dad was an abusive man, he adopted his name after he passed on.
“My dad passed away when I was in standard 3 so I decided to let his legacy live.” His dad was named YY by his Kalenjin friends as he was outgoing and loved people.