Relationships in Kenya have become a death sanctuary with many turning into fatal violence when pushed to the wall by their partners.
Well speaking at a youth function held at a hotel in Bomet Town, Governor Joyce Laboso expressed concern over increased cases of the killing of young and promising women over unfulfilled expectations.
She stated that relationships should not have strings attached with the unwritten rule of reciprocating for gifts.
“So, let us not look at the friendships that we make as investments. You are going to give your girlfriend Ksh4,000. It is not an investment that you are buying her that she now must behave in a certain way.
Referring to Ivy Wangeci’s tragic death, Laboso advised young men not to harm women when frustrated.
“Look at that young, beautiful and wonderful girl we lost in Eldoret the other day. Look at those many beautiful girls (who were killed in the recent past). Young ladies, when you see a partner of yours, a friend, a boyfriend starting to behave in a certain manner that is unlike them before, it is good you run away very quickly,” she stated.
She sympathized with men who were habouring a lot of expectations from their girlfriends and were in a genuine position not to provide.
“For young men, the society expects a lot from you and we know that sometimes when you are unable to provide; when you are unable to do the things that, maybe, young ladies are expecting (of you), you get frustrated.
“Kindly, vent out that frustration elsewhere rather than thinking that ‘if I cannot get this lady, then I would ensure she dies so that no other man is able to befriend her’,” she maintained.