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| Kenya High Commissoner to Canada Lucy Chelimo during her farewell party at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi (PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO) |
When Kenya’s envoy-designate to Canada, Lucy Chelimo, 35, walked into County Hall’s mini chamber to face a committee of MPs during the vetting process, she was expecting to be questioned on her marital status.
Working in human resources at DHL Kenya since 2012, she had interviewed hundreds of candidates and had put them through the same kind of pressure. When it was her turn to answer a similar question, she was ready to answer Kimilili MP Chris Wamalwa.
“You are unmarried. How do you think your status will affect your work as Kenya’s envoy to Canada?” Wamalwa posed.
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