@Father
Kenya is a country of strangers, Somalia is not. Meaning every murder (especially of a woman) and brutal rapes are FELT since people are connected to eachother through clans and news spread FAST. Combine that with our love of storytelling, and all the online platforms that are dedicated to talking about every gruesome act in Somalia and it can easily skew perception of how common grape/murder is compared to other countries.
Also remember that there is no regulation of media in Somalia (perhaps only if you’re critical of the state or reveal sensitive information), meaning media outlets in Somalia and social media figures share EVERYTHING. Every brutal case ends up on our radar + in the absence of functioning institutions + us being a helpful people, victims & their families are vocal about rape to get the public to pay medical expenses or put pressure on local authorities so they can get justice etc.
20+ Kenyan women were gangr*ped during the protest btw, IN PUBLIC. Could you imagine something like this happening in Somalia? Even worse for something like this to barely get attention?
I think alot of somalis underestimate how crazy the average 3rd world country is, even the best performing among them. But if you were to do a deep dive into them you’d realize quickly that somalis are tame, very very tame. It’s genuinely sick how much self-restrain they’ve displayed the last three decades despite the anarchy.