Viola Cheptoo Lagat is a middle-distance runner from Kenya who competed in the 2016 summer Olympic games. Viola has gone on to help found Tirop's Angels, which is an organization that seeks to bring awareness and fight against gender-based violence, especially in Kenya. The organization was founded in honor of the famous Kenyan runner, Agnes Tirop, who was found stabbed to death in her home in 2021. Her husband is on trial as the prime suspect. Viola talked with me about femicide in Kenya, her work in the organization, and the hope she has for the future of African women.
