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Ahead of Kenya elections, women politicians face more online abuse

Ahead of Kenya elections, women politicians face more online abuse

NITA BHALLA WHEN Kenyan politician Esther Passaris posted a loving tribute to her late father on Twitter, trolls responded with a barrage of abuse over an accompanying "sexualised" photograph of the 57-year-old in a black kaftan walking alone on a white sandy beach. "Papou ... as you traverse the high seas, know that I will forever be your baby girl, #RIPDad," wrote Passaris, who represents Nairobi County, next to the contemplative image in which the sea breeze had slightly exposed one thigh. One user reposted a magnified photo of her thigh and begged her to give men "a chance", while another accused…
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