Kenyan women make history with record election wins
Source: France 24
Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyans have elected a record number of women to positions of power in this month's polls, with the list including seven governors, three senators and 26 MPs, in a step towards gender equality.
The East African nation has long struggled to get women into politics, with men accounting for the overwhelming majority of elected officials and female politicians largely consigned to serving as one of Kenya's 47 women representatives.
But the August 9 elections marked a breakthrough for female politicians.
Click here to read the full article published by France 24 on 16 August 2022.
Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyans have elected a record number of women to positions of power in this month's polls, with the list including seven governors, three senators and 26 MPs, in a step towards gender equality.
The East African nation has long struggled to get women into politics, with men accounting for the overwhelming majority of elected officials and female politicians largely consigned to serving as one of Kenya's 47 women representatives.
But the August 9 elections marked a breakthrough for female politicians.
Click here to read the full article published by France 24 on 16 August 2022.