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From left: Kakamega county Mp Elsie Muhanda, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, ODM candidate David Were and Nominated Senator Naomi Shiyonga on March 1, 2021. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
Western appears to be lagging as budding female politicians from other regions plot to clinch elective seats in the 2022 elections.
Besides Prof Julia Ojiambo, the first woman to be elected MP in Western in 1974 and Prof Christine Mango, who served as Butula MP between 2002–2007, a few women have dared walk that path.
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