President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo/PSCU
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he will continue to run an Administration in which gender equality and fairness are at the core of its pursuits.
Noting the approaching general election, President Kenyatta called on those who will be elected to support the two-third rule as he assured the judiciary of full backing by the executive branch of government in its efforts to entrench gender equity.
“I will urge the legislature and the political class that occupies it, to be similarly engaged with your great mission — particularly on the issue of gender in representation, and the two-third rule,” President Kenyatta said.
The President was speaking in Nairobi when he officially opened the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Regional Conference hosted by the Kenya Women Judges Association (KWJA). “I am convinced to reach Africa’s shining destiny of prosperity and security for all, we must simply have women as equal partners in leading and governing ourselves,” President Kenyatta said.
He emphasized that girls must have the same opportunity and protection as boys, saying economic freedom must know no gender. “We are headed in that direction and I am proud to say that my Administration will continue to pull hard to lead in this regard, and to listen closely to women from all walks of life,” he said.
The President pointed out that Kenya will not be as prosperous or as fair as it aims to be if half of its population is disadvantaged and discriminated against. “That is why I have insisted that my Administration must further the cause of gender equality, and the empowerment of women in particular,” the President said.