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Gender parity key in city governor by-election

We are living in interesting times. In January this year we witnessed the Senate uphold the impeachment of Ferdinand Waititu. His deputy, James Nyoro, was duly sworn in to assume office as Governor of Kiambu County and he subsequently nominated a woman, Joyce Ngugi, as his deputy. In August this year, the US President-elect Joe Biden formally nominated Kamala Harris as Vice President. The move was lauded as historic and celebrated the world over as a win for women in political leadership.

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