Nairobi, April 25 -- Last week, we published an in-depth story detailing domestic violence against men in Kenya, and the most asked question in my inbox was "so where can they get help?"

Below are some of the existing mechanisms a violated man can utilise to get help.

Hotline

Through 1195, a national hotline for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), men can receive e-counselling and direction on where to get further help.

Grassroots activists and human rights monitors

There are locals who passionately speak for the boychild. They speak in church, chief's meetings or vernacular radio stations. They live among the people and they are usually known to the community members.

Often, they are trained as paralegals by the c...