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Girls began to have a place in the sun a long time ago- it is just a slow process!

Friday 9th, August 2019, marked a date where Kenya achieved one of its milestones in the emancipation of women. Throughout history, the woman has been known to be a weak and fragile character. Thanks to the government for painting a different picture in this year’s where women are still struggling to fight against patriarchy and its son male chauvinism.

That child will now have a role model as a woman. We will soon begin to hear women's stories. The heroine will no longer have a negative connotation. Writers can start a new undertaking of painting the girl child with heroic adventures and other escapades. We have the SWAT team unveiled today. Why don't we have Jane "Kiriamiti" this time in books and theaters!

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