Politicians who are in power and who have so far not prioritised affirmative action should not expect the women’s vote.
The Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (MYW) Juja sub-county chairlady Anne Njue, while addressing members of the organisation from Juja town during the launch of the family planning programme in the area on Monday, said that the women in the area have been neglected by leaders and they are never offered any jobs.
She added that come 2017 candidates of any seat in the area should show how they intend to support women if they expect the women folk to vote for them.
She said that many politicians had forgotten the needs of the woman in the community adding that the 120 women groups in the sub-county were yet to benefit from the women fund introduced by the government.
The women leader wondered why no leader had come to their rescue even as the girl child has had her rights violated with impunity adding that female genital mutilation and school dropout and early marriages had been on the rise yet aspirants were not addressing those issues.
The chairlady was concerned on the increase of violence on women aspirants during the election and urged men aspirants not to intimidated women, but instead to accept being challenged by women in running for political seats.
Mrs Njue cautioned women against being used by politicians during the electioneering period by taking bribes or selling votes with promises of a better future only to suffer for the next five years.