By: John Kariuki
Worth Noting:
- We recognize and appreciate the President for appointing more women into leadership and specifically for appointing young women. However, Kenya is still lagging far behind other nations in the pursuit for gender equality.
- As women, we are still waiting to have the constitutional provisions on the ‘Not More than Two-Thirds Gender Rule implemented. Further, we note that women with disabilities are missing in the list of appointments and implore that this matter is looked upon with urgency.
- We remind ourselves that a society is judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable. We urge the Government to continue listening to the voices of the Kenyan people and move quickly to address the suffering of the people especially in respect to the rising costs of living.
The Women of Kenya Under the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) and the Women Mediation Network – Kenya has made a clarion call for peace in our beloved country.
Led by Chairperson AWLN Dr. Jennifer N. Riria who is also the Goodwill Ambassador, & Group CEO, Echo Network Africa, the women leaders noted:
“We speak as Mothers and womb bearers of the country to address critical issues facing our nation. We speak with agony because as always, women and children stand to suffer the most when the nation is at pain. Our concerns are as follows:
Mothers of this country are concerned about the ongoing grandstanding between Government and the Opposition. Ultimately, it is the women, children, persons with disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable groups that suffer the most. Our economy is already suffering and cannot afford further strains. As women of Kenya, we are calling on Kenyans of goodwill to pull together and not tear the country apart.
We are deeply concerned about the safety and security of Thousands of families most of whom are women and children currently displaced from their homes and camping in tents, especially in the bandit-stricken Counties. Some women are giving birth in the camps and children have stopped going to school. Though welcome, the rains have made a bad situation worse. We urge the Government and other humanitarian agencies to move swiftly and provide decent accommodation, food, medicines, and other critical services to these families and help curb further suffering.
We recognize and appreciate the President for appointing more women into leadership and specifically for appointing young women. However, Kenya is still lagging far behind other nations in the pursuit for gender equality. As women, we are still waiting to have the constitutional provisions on the ‘Not More than Two-Thirds Gender Rule implemented. Further, we note that women with disabilities are missing in the list of appointments and implore that this matter is looked upon with urgency. We remind ourselves that a society is judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable. We urge the Government to continue listening to the voices of the Kenyan people and move quickly to address the suffering of the people especially in respect to the rising costs of living.
Finally, we urge women and all Kenyans to take this time of lent and Ramadhan to pray for our country so that peace and stability may prevail in our country. Further, we pray that Godly wisdom guides all our leaders.”
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