Tiyah Galgalo - Aspirant Isiolo North Constituency

On her campaign activities and how she involves men in these activities
Last year, we started a gender and governance programme at our own local level where we got some funding from UNDP. From this we did several workshops around community dialogue around women leadership and women rights. On this we decided to take men on board because without men we cannot win the gender equity especially in the pastoralist areas. From this we really talked and let the men speak out on what they think about women’s leadership and this was really good because we got to understand what they think about women’s leadership and from this they are ready to work with us even in campaigns.

We also do a lot of civic education educating men on benefits of women’s leadership and slowly they are recognizing the women as leaders. This even becomes clearer when we prove to them that even in recent corruption scandals women have not been mentioned in any of them and even the women already in parliament have proven to be very credible and this also acts as an eye opener to the men. Read more

Cynthia Mutere - Aspirant Budalangi Constituency

On her campaign activities and how she involves men in these activities

From my own experience I would say that men fit more in political activities than the women and this gives an upper hand to involve them in areas of consultations, advices and meetings in general. I have involved the council of elders, church elders and church groups in most of my consultations and most of these are male dominated.

I have gotten to work with men mainly because I started working with them when implementing a fishing project that was funded by the European Union. I also sit in the executive committee of the beach management unit which is an initiative of the government this has given me a good platform with the men. Read More

Florence Ogur - Aspirant Nyatike Constituency

On the need to sensitize men more

The symbol that I use during my campaigns is a wooden spoon. This wooden spoon is used in our homes for service just like the leadership I bring to my community: a leadership of service.I have heard some inflammatory remarks regarding women and leadership, “Women are now moving from the Kitchen into the Sitting room.”

God did not create us to sit in the sitting room. God created us with a purpose, a purpose on the move and we have to harness the qualities of a woman; love and development and work together with men. We cannot do without each other and neither can we outdo one another. Do not fear our leadership..."Our leadership is a leadership of love. We are living in their houses with them, we cook for them, and we take care of them. We can do it if you support us."

I have observed that men are very sentitive when they are not fully involved in sensitisation and usually boycott. More Seminars should be organised on Women Leadership and I feel strongly that this will aid my vision for the people of Nyatike. Read More