We can’t fix gender imbalance in public office by enforcing law

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What a man can do, a woman can do even better – so the adage goes. Unfortunately, this has not proved true for women seeking space in the highly competitive Kenyan political scene. For many women candidates, the battle has often been too bruising and at times outright brutal. We therefore salute all the courageous women who ventured into the race in the 2017 elections.

Special congratulations to those elected governors: Joyce Laboso for Bomet County, Anne Waiguru for Kirinyaga and Charity Ngilu for Kitui.