Maina And King’ang’i In The Morning: Who is To blame When the Man of The House Sleeps With the Househelp?

Today in the morning, Maina and King’ang’i have picked off a topic that they had discussed yesterday. They were discussing men, husbands who leave their wives for the househelp or who begin to sleep with the househelp. Personally, I have never understood this. We have a househelp who is more of an aunt to me than some of my aunties.

And I respect her as my elder. Plus she takes great care of me. Another thing I have never understood is why men sleep with the help. The line is too fine a line between rape and coercion for my liking. At which point is the househelp allowed to say no to your advances? but I digress.

Today, Maina sought to find out whether men or their women are to blame for the situations alot of couples have found themselves in. And what has astounded me is the number of men who have called in to blame their wives for abdicating their wifely duties. One man has even called in to decry the reversed roles in his homestead that see him do all the cooking.

Apparently, when women feel threatened, they simply dismiss the housegirl which I find harsh because it is a cowardly way of dealing with a problem. That said, I wonder whether women also sleep with houseboys. Anyway, tune in to the show and enjoy the morning conversation.