Kwale Woman leader Nimusimu Mwasina has taken a moment to share with us her thoughts pertaining the importance of enhancing women participation and inclusivity in all spheres of our nation’s development.
She says,
“The month of March is specifically for women since, as women, we celebrate International Women’s Day on ever 8th of March.
Women have indeed come out in a big way to claim their rightful position in both the socioeconomic as well as political sphere. Socially, women have gone miles to ensure they are recognized in the family circle and community at large. They do engage is socio-economic activities for instance table banking for gains socially, financially and economically. On the political sphere, women have moved ahead and are competing with men for political positions. We do have 7 female elected Governors; the Chief justice; the Registrar of political parties, several female Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries. Not forgetting that His Excellency the President of the Republic Dr William Ruto has appointed several women to champion leadership in their capacity as Chairpersons and Directors in State corporations.
Meanwhile, we can see several women have been shortlisted for Cabinet Administrative Secretary and these women are going to square it out with men. Women are aggressively fighting for their space and they are making it. It can only get better.”
Hon Nimusimu’s remarks comes a day after his excellency the President Dr William Ruto re-launched the women fund.
The President acknowledged that Kenyan women had demonstrated their determination in entrepreneurship and noted that almost 97,000 women groups have been integrated in the Women Enterprise Fund, thus it was high time that “women were brought on board the technology platform in the lending of the money by the Women Enterprise Fund.”
He reiterated that the remodelled WEF will no longer use Financial Intermediaries, rather funds will be released directly to women groups instantly thus eliminating the 45 days loan processing period. This will be implemented within the next one week, he announced.
The President committed to increase the WEF allocation from Kshs.4.5Billion to 13.5Billion.
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