A leader in Nakuru County has asked Governor Kinuthia Mbugua to initiate more pro-women projects saying that the just concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) was a wakeup call.
According to nominated senator Martha Wangari, the summit had ignited the importance of women, shifting the focus from the general norm of focusing on those in leadership positions.
“If anyone doubted the eligibility of the phrase ‘If you educate a man, you educate and individual but if you educate a woman you educate the whole world’ time had come to do away with that perception,” she said.
Wangari accused the government of allowing women to always play second fiddle saying that the country could be miles away in development if women could be given equal opportunities.
“How I wish the gender balance rule would always apply in all sectors of the economy, Kenya could be competing with other stable economies across Africa,” she said.
“The girl child has been sidelined for a long time and that is the reason why laws that don’t support woman empowerment have gone unopposed,” she added.
During the summit, US president Barak Obama called on Kenya to empower women saying that they were the powerhouse of the society.
“Africa is on the run with Kenya leading the way, let's support innovation because our youth and women will only grow with the right mentorship,” he said.
President Kenyatta expressed his commitment to creating an enabling environment that will steer prosperity.
Wangari was speaking at the County Assembly on Tuesday after meeting the leader of minority to discuss development issues.