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Can Martha Karua amass enough women votes to tilt poll victory for Azimio?

Raila Odinga with his running mate, Martha Karua (left), during a rally at William Ole Ntimama Stadium in Narok County. May 22, 2022. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] 

Can Martha Karua use the gender card to rally women across the country and tilt the vote in favour of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition ticket?

Although women are about half the number of voters in the country, they have not shown a lot of enthusiasm to vote for one of their own in past elections.

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