Listening to United States first lady Michel Obama early last week during Democrat Convention meeting in Philadelphia, I was moved by her skills, the power of using words to send emotive messages that wooed the entire world especially those who were glued on their Television screens watching from the homes. She is not only the US first lady but also a mother endowed with good values and virtues a real woman should possess.
Despite being a great lawyer, she has raised two daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama, who are a replica of their mother always reminding us the vital role played by women in raising their children.
“Let me tell you, Barrack and I take that same approach to our jobs as president and first lady because we know that our words and actions matter” she said. She has done something that is a preserve of few women, balancing political, career and marriage life. I bet President Barrack Obama is among the happiest and luckiest men that have existed in this universe. As opposed to Kenyan women, especially the educated one in society more so in empowering their fellow women.
To the contrary in Kenya women will trust their ego, getting along with their self-interest while leaving other women to cherish and languish in poverty. Some believe that family has lost value and that is why we have many single women in the present day Kenya, and the number may increase as more women get empowered through western civilization.
In her speech she addressed key issues any woman politician should address as a leader.
“In this election, it is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives” she said. Her confidence and resilience in addressing these issues saw Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton topple Republican candidate Donald Trump by 3%. This is a manifestation of how women can be instrumental and a driving force to bring change in the society.
Furthermore she didn’t use hate speech and name calling, a common trend in Kenyan politics. Her ideas were well illustrated just the same way she did during the 2012 Democrat convention, something that saw her husband being re-elected. Her passion in her words that touches the hearts of many is what makes her stand out among the most powerful women, of all the time in this universe and great speakers of all the times.
Kenyan women should walk in her path and support each other. “There is only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be president of the United States and that is our friend Hillary Clinton” she said.
I am rest assured that in future if she will seek the top sit in the United states, she may be re-elected not because she is president Obama’s wife but because of her ideologies that are destined in bringing change and provide equality. It has reached a moment where women are no longer restricted to be housewives, mothers or maids but change makers and a source of hope.
