Single women should get married before joining politics

In September 2020, former Chief Justice David Maraga advised President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve Parliament to pave way for fresh elections that would meet the two-thirds gender rule. Various organisations promoting the rights of women, led by Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organisation, are encouraging women to run for elective posts. This has seen both married and single women seek election.

But Luo elders now want unmarried women eyeing political positions to get husbands first. Their argument is that an unmarried woman is perceived by the community as a child who cannot lead. Luo Council of Elders Chairman in Karachuonyo, Magai Jonyo, said marriage marks the transition from childhood to adulthood.