By: Fenny Oyare
Twelve years after the amendment of the constitution of Kenya (2010), women are asking what is there to celebrate when several gains to women’s representation and participation in the government continues to be eroded, ignored and replaced with self-serving interests.
As women we must stand in solidarity with one another to move the agenda for equal and meaningful representation and participation of women in politics and decision making in our country.
The sad reality is the fact that women still hold few leadership positions as committee chairs or speaker positions in the Senate and National Assembly and have been unable to breakthrough into significant committee assignments or other influential positions.
Power concedes to nothing without a demand, women must demand in solidarity for the 2/3 gender rule.
I urge all women leaders to mentor young women aspirants.
Also, women aspirants will have to overcome obstacles set before them.
The challenges range from being attacked for simply becoming a woman, and more worse being portrayed as incompetent.
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