An administration chief from Kenyamware in Nyamira County has challenged the community to embrace the girl child by distributing responsibilities without necessarily adhering to retrogressive traditions.
Speaking on Tuesday during a baraza at Kenyamware, Irene Mogaka, who was recently appointed the area chief, the first woman in the history of the region to hold such a post said time had come for the community to treat either gender without discrimination.
She said house chores that have been for a long time assumed to be female responsibilities could be performed by men besides encouraging women to assume tasks which have been dominated by men for a long time.
Mogaka said the move will allow Kenyans to understand the basic requirements of the Kenyan constitution that was enacted in 2010 which advocates for gender equity.
“Our society, which by the way is androgynous, has failed to appreciate each gender. Time has come for us to forget which tasks should be done by what gender. This has continued to pull us back. We should perform certain duties without caring about gender,” she said.
Mogaka added it may be difficult for the residents to understand the constitution if they do not embrace such things which people dismiss as small.
“Gender equality is a provision in the constitution and that is why I am perhaps a chief today in this area,” added Mogaka.
She also challenged female children to take career courses that have been for a long time dominated by their male counterparts.