The Seven Women Governors in the country dubbed the G7 have launched a strategy to increase the number of female Governors from 7 to at least 16 in the next elections.
The Governors called for support of women candidates in all elective positions to meet the constitution’s two-thirds gender rule.
Addressing the public in Homabay Town, the Council of Governors Chairperson Anne Waiguru, urged all stakeholders to support the already elected women as one of the strategies to deliver on the promise of devolution which is the G7 vision.
“If the elected governors deliver on the promise of devolution, then it will be easy to convince electorates to elect other women to be governors”, she said.
In addition, she encouraged all women in leadership to be ambitious and surmount all challenges as they serve the electorate.
Waiguru hailed Homabay County Governor for the county’s achievement in one year, through her good governance.
Health being an integral part of the G7 strategy, Governor Wanga affirmed that the 7 governors have an agenda of addressing the triple threat menace; HIV and AIDS, teenage pregnancies and Gender Based Violence which she said is a major threat in Homabay County.
Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihaki, echoed Waiguru’s sentiments, saying that she is impressed with Governor Wanga’s good work, especially in the education sector in which she disbursed 500 million in scholarships and bursaries.
Governor Cecily Mbarire of Embu County thanked Homabay residents for electing their Governor who has impacted the leadership of women positively through her achievements in the county.
She cited Waiguru as the governor’s mentor who has led by a good example as a second-term governor in Kirinyaga County and has supported women’s governance.
By Daisy Marcy and Davis Langat
