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On gender equality, break the glass ceiling
President Uhuru Kenyatta with Governors (from left) Ann Waiguru, Charity Ngilu and the late Joyce Laboso during the 6th session of the National and County Governments Co-ordinating summit at State House, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Kenya’s women have made significant strides in recent years in their efforts to lead. In this last year before elections, we should reflect on how we should address various barriers to leadership women face and how to elevate more.
Kenya just got its first female Chief Justice, Martha Koome, from a list that was dominated by males. We also have the first woman Auditor General — Nancy Gathungu. Kenyans, for the first time, elected three female governors in the 2017 election: the late Joyce Laboso in Bomet, Charity Ngilu of Kitui and Kirinyaga’s Anne Waiguru.
