Caption: The new Maendeleo ya Wanawake offices in Kisii. (Photo by Stephen Mwaniki)
Maendeleo ya wanawake, Kisii county headquarter office, is now complete and awaits launching.
Yesterday members of the Maendeleo ya wanawake, Kisii chapter drawn from all Kisii sub counties expressed their joy for its completion.
"We are happy that we will soon launch our new offices in Kisii to empower our women and the youth. Empowering a woman is empowering the community," said Esther Kwamboka Omari on phone, the vice chairperson in the organization in Kisii.
"I am a member of Kisii maendeleo ya wanawake, i have seen great development in the county. We have secured loans as a group and invested in farming," said Lisha Montanya, a member of the organization.
Members of the group are taught on several programmes that include; banking, cooperate management among other skills.
The construction of the offices is a broad plan by Kisii County in empowering women at the grassroots with the necessary knowledge to enable them take part in economically viable activities.
Construction of the offices started in 2015.