Political goodwill will attract more female aspirants

The National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi was last month quoted in the media making a call to women keen on joining politics to venture into the field instead of waiting for nominations.

The former MP for Siakago Constituency, also advised women nominated to Parliament or County Assemblies to use the five-year experience to go for elective seats instead of waiting to be selected again.

He argued that mentorship of younger female politicians by the experienced women would increase the number of women in both Parliaments and at County Assemblies…WON Executive Director Njeri Rugene writes in Daily Nation. Read more…