Choose Safety Over Societal Pressures in Relationships
Connie Muuru, the mother of Sharon, a Kenyan woman beaten to death by her boyfriend in 2016, recently addressed people in abusive relationships, urging them to leave before it’s too late.
She shared her heartbreaking experience and stressed the importance of not staying in harmful relationships due to societal pressure or the fear of being unmarried.
Muuru emphasized that no one should endure violence for the sake of maintaining a relationship, asking people to choose safety over societal expectations of marriage.
She also challenged misconceptions that advising people to leave abusive relationships means being against marriage, pointing out that genuine marriages are not based on violence and abuse.
Her message, filled with grief and hope, is a call for individuals to act before situations escalate to irreversible harm