“We Have Normalised Violence.” Adelle Onyango Adds Her Voice to the Ongoing Tragedy That Saw a Kenyatta University Brutally Murdered Her Boyfriend in Kahawa Wendani

On Monday evening, 30 year Maxwell Okoth was arrested with self-inflicted wounds after her brutally murdered his 22-year-old girlfriend Edinas Nyainda in his house at Kahawa Wendani.

Maxwell took his girlfriend’s life by stabbing her repeatedly in the torso and neck after she decided to call their relationship off. It is said that an argument the two had after the break up led to Maxell flying into a murderous rage and stabbing her before attempting to kill himself using the same knife, according to various media reports.

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This story is one of the increasing cases of Kenyan lovers turning killers and its getting worrisome.

“We need to have this conversation now…we have normalised violence.”Popular radio personality Adelle Onyangod aid while adding her voice to the ongoing tragedy.

Adelle who has on numerous ocassions championed a social campaign against violence said it is about time the conversation on relationships and violence is addressed.

“We have normalised violence even in relationships,” Adelle said, “When someone slaps you once, you rationalise it. You say, ‘He was just in a bad mood’. When women cut off parts of a man’s private organs, we turn that into a joke on social media.”

She continued, “It is about time we had that conversation about relationships. Find out what is normal and what isn’t.”

Adelle believes that violence against any gender is wrong.

The charismatic radio star hopes, the ex-military boyfriend who is now facing charges for allegedly stabbing the girlfriend 10 times will also get “help because he needs it.”