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By Njeri Irungu.
Women Mediation Network – Kenya together with African Women Leaders Network have asked the government and opposition to deal with the issues affecting the country since women are tge most affected whenever there are critical issues facing the country.
“We speak with agony because as always, women and children stand to suffer the most when the nation is at pain.”, said Echo Network chairperson Dr. Jeniffer Riria.
The womn led network said that women are concerned about the ongoing grandstanding between
Government and the Opposition. Ultimately, it is the women, children, persons with
disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable groups that suffer the most. Our economy is
already suffering and cannot afford further strains. As women of Kenya, we are calling on
Kenyans of goodwill to pull together and not tear the country apart.
They said that they are also deeply concerned about the safety and security of Thousands of families most of whom are women and children currently displaced from their homes and camping in tents, especially in the bandit-stricken Counties. Some women are giving birth in the camps and children have stopped going to school. Though welcome, the rains have made a bad situation worse. We urge the Government and other humanitarian agencies to move swiftly and provide decent accommodation, food, medicines, and other critical services to these families and help curb further suffering.
They commended the President for appointing more women into leadership and specifically for appointing young women. However, Kenya is still lagging far behind other nations in the pursuit for gender equality. As women, we are still waiting to have the constitutional provisions on the ‘Not More than Two-Thirds Gender Rule implemented.
Further, we note that women with disabilities are missing in the list of appointments and implore that this matter is looked upon with urgency.
