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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
THE PRESIDENCY MINISTRY OF DEVOLUTION AND PLANNING
PUBLIC PUBLIC LECTU LECTURE RE DELIVE DELIVERED RED BY ANNE ANNE WAIGURU AIGURU – OG THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEVOLUTION A PLANNING, AT SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMP MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS ON 12TH MARCH, 2015
DELIVERING
WOMEN’S
EMPOWERMENT
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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORTIVE SUPPORTIVE INSTITUTIONS
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potential in playing a crucial part in building and transform society positively. Investing in womens education is central to women
empowerment
agenda,
and
the
overall
h
development agenda.
!oday, I have been as"ed to spea" about women and leadershi
the conte#t of devolution. !his is perhaps because the univer is aware, that my $inistrys portfolio covers both gender
devolution, or perhaps this is a sub%ect that has been elicit
some due consideration within the academic and practitione minds.
&owever,
though
the
whole
'uestion
of
wom
participation in local governance is an interesting sub%ect, I
give my lecture a slightly dierent spin. I want to ta"e us o %ourney, a %ourney of understanding how womens leadership transform the bottom line, how womens leadership, can sh
the destiny of a generation of women and men, and transfo
totally what we consider as social constructs that limit, the w
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In this regard, I would li"e to ma"e three submissions today*
O$", that when women ta"e up positions of leadership,
transform the well(being and opportunities for women and soc at large.
T(), I also want to submit that the institutional structures
processes that produce empowerment of women must be in pl
in order to create an enabling environment for women to beco empowered.
T*+"", I will illustrate these points by referencing Kenya as a c study of the empowerment of women.
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I will therefore begin my lecture from the premise that inde
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Consider certain "ey philosophical standpoints on empowerme
As early as the -/s, the lin" between power and poverty w
made by dependency theorists li"e +alter 0odney. !he 1cen periphery debate argued that individuals, structures, sys
and nations that had power, used their power to perpetuat
state of underdevelopment for those they had power over. ! was the whole theory around 0odneys famous wor" on 2urope 3nderdeveloped Africa. !his in a sense resembles notion of the 4rst mover advantage that we see in busi
playing out in political power and how it translates into social a
economic power. !he brea"ing away from this power shac"les embodied
in
the
concept
of
5empowerment6.
+hat
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!he concept of individual empowerment, though not ea
de4ned, manifests itself in reality as both internal and e#ter
change. !heorists have introduced two distinct, but interrela
types of individual empowerment 8 psychological empowerm
and political empowerment. Gruber and !ric"ett 9-:; de psychological empowerment
as happening
at the
leve
individual consciousness and feelings. !he focus here internal resources such as self(awareness, self(e<cacy and internal locus of control= while political empowerment
de4ned as change at a personal level that enables an individ to participate in decision(ma"ing that aects their life.
Another level of empowerment is the economic empowerme which entails a capacity to access resources and utili>e resources to create wealth. !his asset accumulation is
assumed to generate streams of income that create sustena
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possible. !he latter is what can be described as an !$%"+
&)4# ) 4)$%+)&, the I(can(do(it attitude. I must say here, t this latter element may be one of the single most impo
ingredients that we need to cultivate in women from when t are little girls.
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S) (*a% a+" %*" !$#%!%%!)$a&, #%+4%+"# a$ +)4"#
%*a% +)4" "')("+'"$% ) ()'"$6 !hese instituti
could be political, social or economic. !he architecture of th institutions and institutional framewor"s is critical in determ the path, type and duration that empowerment will ta"e. ?or institutions to deliver empowerment, they must possess following characteristics* i.
Institutions must be cogni>ant of the gender disparities
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empowered through a mainstreaming approach, includ iii.
them alongside men. Institutions must be dynamic. Change is the one cons factor in life. @eople and systems are forever chan
Institutions should be e#ible enough to be responsive w
such changes ta"e place. @olicies and institutions sho
therefore be living beings that are constantly morphing w iv.
the times. Institutions that promote empowerment are those empower the mind, allowing free thin"ing, creativity
innovation. Senge 9B//; suggests that institutions must
cogni>ant that the ability to change is directly proportiona ones ability to learn or empower oneself.
As ment
earlier, the inner belief of empowerment and the willingn v.
to change is half the battle won on empowerment. ?or institutions to produce empowerment there is ne
put money where the mouth is. +ithout 4nancial investm
in empowerment, it is a logical fallacy to e#pect to prod empowerment.
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at addressing gender ine'uality. +e are moving beyond %ust numbers, aware, that having crossed the debate on numbers,
got these securely provided for in the Constitution, the ne#t s was to move beyond this into the realm of results that impact lives of women. It is about seeing a reduction in the numbe
cases of gender based violence= it is about having women o
land and other factors of production= it is about having wome
care wor" recogni>ed and valued in economic terms thus givin
signi4cance= it is about women having a say in family decisions is about government investing in services that will reduce
opportunity cost that women bear, as they go about their mult
roles. !his is what true empowerment is about, it is about a ba girl born today, having the guaranteed "nowledge that she the very same opportunity as a baby boy to get '
healthcare, education, and access to opportunities for econom social and political actuali>ation.
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It
therefore
proposes
policies
and
programmes
aime
redressing this situation. It is the policy thrust and programm provided for in this framewor" that my $inistry is rolling out.
O+ !$#%!%%!)$# a+" %*"+")+" "')$#%+a%!$- %*a% %*"7 4)-$!;a$% ) %*" +)<&"'=
Secondly, inclusion is the 4rst step to e'uality and empowerme In Kenya we are committed to bringing more women economically and politically. In B// Kenya ushered in a new
with a progressive Constitution that was decades in the ma"
!he Constitution of Kenya B// e#plicitly recogni>es the e'ua
of men and women and their 5right to e'ual treatment, includ
the right to e'ual opportunities in political, economic, cultural a
social spheres6 9Article B 9F;. Gender inclusion is also recogni as a fundamental principle of our electoral system and
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entrusted with are signi4cant, including $inistry of ef
$inistry of Hands, &ousing and 3rban evelopment= $inistry ?oreign Aairs and International !rade= $inistry of 2ast A Community and !ourism= $inistry of 2nvironment, +ater
atural 0esources= and $inistry of evolution and @lanning terms
of womens political participation, today, women
@arliament form BJ of elected representatives, up from -.- B//, a signi4cant improvement achieved within one ele
cycle. !his was mainly possible because of the a<rmative ac seats created for women, in the form of County +
0epresentatives in @arliament, resulting in guaranteed L wom
representatives for the L counties and an additional se
provided for in the Senate, where women were nominated by t respective parties.
In addition devolution, brought with it e#panded opportunities
women. Het me at this %uncture, clarify what devolution mean
the Kenyan conte#t in general and how it is one of the drivers
womens empowerment. Admittedly, devolution is not necessa
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connected through the principles of mutual interdependence
cooperation. All the L counties have their own county assemb
that legislate at the county level. !he county assemblies have least F/ representation of women, due to a Constitu
a<rmative action re'uirement that ensured where an election not yield F/, women were nominated by their respe parties, to top up the gender de4cit in order to meet constitutional threshold for constituting the County Assembly evolution
in
participation.
our
conte#t
is also
the
avenue
for
c
As a matter of fact, the Constitution e#pl
re'uires that before any law is passed either by @arliament or the County Assemblies, ade'uate consultations are made with
citi>enry to allow for their participation and determination of th destiny.
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!he third and fourth characteristics, are evidenced by the fac
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structured our gender policy and programming framewor"
implemented a mainstreaming approach. +e did this 4rst
deploying o<cers to every $inistry. !hese o<cers are respons for applying a gender lens to every policy and progra
implemented within their ministry, using the gender managem systems approach. In doing this we have seen some
interesting results in $inistries such as efense, that now h programmes targeting women amongst others.
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?ifth, it is now widely accepted that investing in wom investing in a community. As a government, through
leadership of &.2 the @resident, there is a deliberate decision
invest in women, by putting money in the hands of women help them e#pand their economic opportunities In B/F
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every year. !he use of supplier diversity on this scale
government to economically empower women, youth and @+
unprecedented. +ith these new 0egulations Kenya is ma"in bold bet on women. +e are e#panding the scope of economic opportunities and engagement. +e "now if we
harness our competitive advantage, our youth and our previou underutili>ed human resources and talents 9women; we
accelerate economic development and create sustainable grow
!hrough this policy direction, we have in a sense closed the in terms of womens economic empowerment. +omen are
ma%ority in small and micro(enterprises. Aware of this fact a cogni>ant of the reality that small and micro enterprises challenges with regard to access to 4nancial services Government established various funds aimed at deep
4nancial access for women and youth. !hese include the +ome 2nterprise ?und, Oouth 2nterprise evelopment ?und, and
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+omen are a competitive advantage for sustainable econo
growth. !he Global Gender Gap 0eport lists Kenya as - th overa
2conomic @articipation and Dpportunity. +hen we imagine w
we have been able to accomplish this tells us that wome
economic empowerment is a big part of the Kenya rising sto
+hat more can we accomplish and how much faster can we d if we harness womens energies, talents in economic leadership pursuits) +e plan to 4nd out.
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o<cers within government, who were e#pected to oer ii.
greatest resistance. +omens inuence, need not only be at the decision ma"
table 8 As women, we have to recogni>e that we have
begin somewhere. !he push towards our very progress Constitution with regard to gender e'uality and wom empowerment re'uired a multi(faceted strategy, invol
women applying their lobbying s"ills, leveraging advanta
they had over their male peers, and pushing from ev
direction. !he Constitution was passed through, the eor
women who may not have been at the table, but were iii.
every space constantly drumming up support for it. +omens leadership should also be about building allia across the divide with li"e(minded male counterparts8
have to win over the other half of the population. Some
the achievements we have been able to record have been a result of the commitment by &.2 the @resident to
empowerment of women, he is the biggest champion of t
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those ahead of us. +hen women succeed in bringing ab
transformation, it inspires the ne#t generation of women do %ust the same, and the cycle continues. Succe
womens leadership is thus not an option, it is an imperat
A lot of my passion, drive and inspiration stems from wom who bla>ed the trail before me such as obel Haur
+angari $aathai, who against tremendous odds, succee in creating a dierence in her sphere of inuence beyond..
La!"# a$ G"$%&"'"$,
As I conclude, let me say that indeed, women are playing a big
role at the decision ma"ing table in Kenya. !his is not to im there are no challenges, we continue to struggle, as you do in 3nited States, with getting more women elected into o<ce
reali>ing the critical mass in political leadership, e#ecutive a legislative, that will usher in a new dawn for women
3ltim
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opportunity to reali>e greater womens empowerment and att gender e'uality. +e need to do whatever it ta"es to win over
bring along as many men and women as possible and howe they come around whether it is due to their belief in fairness
e'uality or from the sustained economic advantages of includ women, our ultimate goal, from which we shall not be deter gender e'uality. &owever, at the global level, I want to encourage a strat impatience in terms of our %ourney to gender e'uality.
members of the 3nited ations and various GDs are currentl
ew Oor" at the J-th Session of the Commission on the Statu
+omen to discuss the Nei%ing eclaration and @latform for Act and craft a Nei%ing plus B/ agenda. If twenty years after Nei we are still struggling with some of the fundamental e'
issues then we need to revise our strategy. !his is not to say
have not as a global community made progress on the issues
gender e'uality and womens empowerment, we have signi4c It i
t t
th t
h
ld
b
d
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principle agreement to gender e'uality6 but in practice sta 'uo. +omen globally need to 4nd a collective voice and move last mile together. Spea"ing with regard to slavery ?re
ouglass said 5@ower concedes nothing without a demand
never did and it never will.6 I do not hear the global demand fr women for e'uality. I hear the polite whispers for inclusion
the tentative approaches to the decision ma"ing table. !his is w for instance in terms of political leadership woman have pierced the glass ceiling. Individual women have risen to position of @resident or @rime $inister in every continent in world
the
liberal
+est
9Australia;
to
Conservative
S
9Nangladesh; but these have for the most part been isol
individual accomplishments. +e have not seen a ood of wom rising in political leadership within these countries. +hy
+hat we need is to shatter the ceiling and we can only do this
creating a wave of women that moves forward together. +e h
the legal framewor" for gender e'uality in the vast ma%ority countries, it isnt perfect but what is.
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creating and ad%usting the framewor"s to 4t emerging conte and the critical need for collaboration and partnership as
fundamentals that will secure the progress of developing natio
!his is true too of the progress we need to ma"e in secu e'uality for women.
So I am very e#cited to be with you today since I "now Sm
College is at the forefront in nurturing women leaders, and I l
forward to answering your 'uestions and hearing your answer mine. !han" you.
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
THE PRESIDENCY MINISTRY OF DEVOLUTION AND PLANNING
PUBLIC PUBLIC LECTU LECTURE RE DELIVE DELIVERED RED BY ANNE ANNE WAIGURU AIGURU – OG THE CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEVOLUTION A PLANNING, AT SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMP MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS ON 12TH MARCH, 2015
DELIVERING
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EMPOWERMENT
THRO
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORTIVE SUPPORTIVE INSTITUTIONS
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potential in playing a crucial part in building and transform society positively. Investing in womens education is central to women
empowerment
agenda,
and
the
overall
h
development agenda.
!oday, I have been as"ed to spea" about women and leadershi
the conte#t of devolution. !his is perhaps because the univer is aware, that my $inistrys portfolio covers both gender
devolution, or perhaps this is a sub%ect that has been elicit
some due consideration within the academic and practitione minds.
&owever,
though
the
whole
'uestion
of
wom
participation in local governance is an interesting sub%ect, I
give my lecture a slightly dierent spin. I want to ta"e us o %ourney, a %ourney of understanding how womens leadership transform the bottom line, how womens leadership, can sh
the destiny of a generation of women and men, and transfo
totally what we consider as social constructs that limit, the w
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In this regard, I would li"e to ma"e three submissions today*
O$", that when women ta"e up positions of leadership,
transform the well(being and opportunities for women and soc at large.
T(), I also want to submit that the institutional structures
processes that produce empowerment of women must be in pl
in order to create an enabling environment for women to beco empowered.
T*+"", I will illustrate these points by referencing Kenya as a c study of the empowerment of women.
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Consider certain "ey philosophical standpoints on empowerme
As early as the -/s, the lin" between power and poverty w
made by dependency theorists li"e +alter 0odney. !he 1cen periphery debate argued that individuals, structures, sys
and nations that had power, used their power to perpetuat
state of underdevelopment for those they had power over. ! was the whole theory around 0odneys famous wor" on 2urope 3nderdeveloped Africa. !his in a sense resembles notion of the 4rst mover advantage that we see in busi
playing out in political power and how it translates into social a
economic power. !he brea"ing away from this power shac"les embodied
in
the
concept
of
5empowerment6.
+hat
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!he concept of individual empowerment, though not ea
de4ned, manifests itself in reality as both internal and e#ter
change. !heorists have introduced two distinct, but interrela
types of individual empowerment 8 psychological empowerm
and political empowerment. Gruber and !ric"ett 9-:; de psychological empowerment
as happening
at the
leve
individual consciousness and feelings. !he focus here internal resources such as self(awareness, self(e<cacy and internal locus of control= while political empowerment
de4ned as change at a personal level that enables an individ to participate in decision(ma"ing that aects their life.
Another level of empowerment is the economic empowerme which entails a capacity to access resources and utili>e resources to create wealth. !his asset accumulation is
assumed to generate streams of income that create sustena
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possible. !he latter is what can be described as an !$%"+
&)4# ) 4)$%+)&, the I(can(do(it attitude. I must say here, t this latter element may be one of the single most impo
ingredients that we need to cultivate in women from when t are little girls.
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S) (*a% a+" %*" !$#%!%%!)$a&, #%+4%+"# a$ +)4"#
%*a% +)4" "')("+'"$% ) ()'"$6 !hese instituti
could be political, social or economic. !he architecture of th institutions and institutional framewor"s is critical in determ the path, type and duration that empowerment will ta"e. ?or institutions to deliver empowerment, they must possess following characteristics* i.
Institutions must be cogni>ant of the gender disparities
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empowered through a mainstreaming approach, includ iii.
them alongside men. Institutions must be dynamic. Change is the one cons factor in life. @eople and systems are forever chan
Institutions should be e#ible enough to be responsive w
such changes ta"e place. @olicies and institutions sho
therefore be living beings that are constantly morphing w iv.
the times. Institutions that promote empowerment are those empower the mind, allowing free thin"ing, creativity
innovation. Senge 9B//; suggests that institutions must
cogni>ant that the ability to change is directly proportiona ones ability to learn or empower oneself.
As ment
earlier, the inner belief of empowerment and the willingn v.
to change is half the battle won on empowerment. ?or institutions to produce empowerment there is ne
put money where the mouth is. +ithout 4nancial investm
in empowerment, it is a logical fallacy to e#pect to prod empowerment.
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at addressing gender ine'uality. +e are moving beyond %ust numbers, aware, that having crossed the debate on numbers,
got these securely provided for in the Constitution, the ne#t s was to move beyond this into the realm of results that impact lives of women. It is about seeing a reduction in the numbe
cases of gender based violence= it is about having women o
land and other factors of production= it is about having wome
care wor" recogni>ed and valued in economic terms thus givin
signi4cance= it is about women having a say in family decisions is about government investing in services that will reduce
opportunity cost that women bear, as they go about their mult
roles. !his is what true empowerment is about, it is about a ba girl born today, having the guaranteed "nowledge that she the very same opportunity as a baby boy to get '
healthcare, education, and access to opportunities for econom social and political actuali>ation.
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It
therefore
proposes
policies
and
programmes
aime
redressing this situation. It is the policy thrust and programm provided for in this framewor" that my $inistry is rolling out.
O+ !$#%!%%!)$# a+" %*"+")+" "')$#%+a%!$- %*a% %*"7 4)-$!;a$% ) %*" +)<&"'=
Secondly, inclusion is the 4rst step to e'uality and empowerme In Kenya we are committed to bringing more women economically and politically. In B// Kenya ushered in a new
with a progressive Constitution that was decades in the ma"
!he Constitution of Kenya B// e#plicitly recogni>es the e'ua
of men and women and their 5right to e'ual treatment, includ
the right to e'ual opportunities in political, economic, cultural a
social spheres6 9Article B 9F;. Gender inclusion is also recogni as a fundamental principle of our electoral system and
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entrusted with are signi4cant, including $inistry of ef
$inistry of Hands, &ousing and 3rban evelopment= $inistry ?oreign Aairs and International !rade= $inistry of 2ast A Community and !ourism= $inistry of 2nvironment, +ater
atural 0esources= and $inistry of evolution and @lanning terms
of womens political participation, today, women
@arliament form BJ of elected representatives, up from -.- B//, a signi4cant improvement achieved within one ele
cycle. !his was mainly possible because of the a<rmative ac seats created for women, in the form of County +
0epresentatives in @arliament, resulting in guaranteed L wom
representatives for the L counties and an additional se
provided for in the Senate, where women were nominated by t respective parties.
In addition devolution, brought with it e#panded opportunities
women. Het me at this %uncture, clarify what devolution mean
the Kenyan conte#t in general and how it is one of the drivers
womens empowerment. Admittedly, devolution is not necessa
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connected through the principles of mutual interdependence
cooperation. All the L counties have their own county assemb
that legislate at the county level. !he county assemblies have least F/ representation of women, due to a Constitu
a<rmative action re'uirement that ensured where an election not yield F/, women were nominated by their respe parties, to top up the gender de4cit in order to meet constitutional threshold for constituting the County Assembly evolution
in
participation.
our
conte#t
is also
the
avenue
for
c
As a matter of fact, the Constitution e#pl
re'uires that before any law is passed either by @arliament or the County Assemblies, ade'uate consultations are made with
citi>enry to allow for their participation and determination of th destiny.
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!he third and fourth characteristics, are evidenced by the fac
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structured our gender policy and programming framewor"
implemented a mainstreaming approach. +e did this 4rst
deploying o<cers to every $inistry. !hese o<cers are respons for applying a gender lens to every policy and progra
implemented within their ministry, using the gender managem systems approach. In doing this we have seen some
interesting results in $inistries such as efense, that now h programmes targeting women amongst others.
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?ifth, it is now widely accepted that investing in wom investing in a community. As a government, through
leadership of &.2 the @resident, there is a deliberate decision
invest in women, by putting money in the hands of women help them e#pand their economic opportunities In B/F
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every year. !he use of supplier diversity on this scale
government to economically empower women, youth and @+
unprecedented. +ith these new 0egulations Kenya is ma"in bold bet on women. +e are e#panding the scope of economic opportunities and engagement. +e "now if we
harness our competitive advantage, our youth and our previou underutili>ed human resources and talents 9women; we
accelerate economic development and create sustainable grow
!hrough this policy direction, we have in a sense closed the in terms of womens economic empowerment. +omen are
ma%ority in small and micro(enterprises. Aware of this fact a cogni>ant of the reality that small and micro enterprises challenges with regard to access to 4nancial services Government established various funds aimed at deep
4nancial access for women and youth. !hese include the +ome 2nterprise ?und, Oouth 2nterprise evelopment ?und, and
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+omen are a competitive advantage for sustainable econo
growth. !he Global Gender Gap 0eport lists Kenya as - th overa
2conomic @articipation and Dpportunity. +hen we imagine w
we have been able to accomplish this tells us that wome
economic empowerment is a big part of the Kenya rising sto
+hat more can we accomplish and how much faster can we d if we harness womens energies, talents in economic leadership pursuits) +e plan to 4nd out.
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o<cers within government, who were e#pected to oer ii.
greatest resistance. +omens inuence, need not only be at the decision ma"
table 8 As women, we have to recogni>e that we have
begin somewhere. !he push towards our very progress Constitution with regard to gender e'uality and wom empowerment re'uired a multi(faceted strategy, invol
women applying their lobbying s"ills, leveraging advanta
they had over their male peers, and pushing from ev
direction. !he Constitution was passed through, the eor
women who may not have been at the table, but were iii.
every space constantly drumming up support for it. +omens leadership should also be about building allia across the divide with li"e(minded male counterparts8
have to win over the other half of the population. Some
the achievements we have been able to record have been a result of the commitment by &.2 the @resident to
empowerment of women, he is the biggest champion of t
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those ahead of us. +hen women succeed in bringing ab
transformation, it inspires the ne#t generation of women do %ust the same, and the cycle continues. Succe
womens leadership is thus not an option, it is an imperat
A lot of my passion, drive and inspiration stems from wom who bla>ed the trail before me such as obel Haur
+angari $aathai, who against tremendous odds, succee in creating a dierence in her sphere of inuence beyond..
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As I conclude, let me say that indeed, women are playing a big
role at the decision ma"ing table in Kenya. !his is not to im there are no challenges, we continue to struggle, as you do in 3nited States, with getting more women elected into o<ce
reali>ing the critical mass in political leadership, e#ecutive a legislative, that will usher in a new dawn for women
3ltim
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opportunity to reali>e greater womens empowerment and att gender e'uality. +e need to do whatever it ta"es to win over
bring along as many men and women as possible and howe they come around whether it is due to their belief in fairness
e'uality or from the sustained economic advantages of includ women, our ultimate goal, from which we shall not be deter gender e'uality. &owever, at the global level, I want to encourage a strat impatience in terms of our %ourney to gender e'uality.
members of the 3nited ations and various GDs are currentl
ew Oor" at the J-th Session of the Commission on the Statu
+omen to discuss the Nei%ing eclaration and @latform for Act and craft a Nei%ing plus B/ agenda. If twenty years after Nei we are still struggling with some of the fundamental e'
issues then we need to revise our strategy. !his is not to say
have not as a global community made progress on the issues
gender e'uality and womens empowerment, we have signi4c It i
t t
th t
h
ld
b
d
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principle agreement to gender e'uality6 but in practice sta 'uo. +omen globally need to 4nd a collective voice and move last mile together. Spea"ing with regard to slavery ?re
ouglass said 5@ower concedes nothing without a demand
never did and it never will.6 I do not hear the global demand fr women for e'uality. I hear the polite whispers for inclusion
the tentative approaches to the decision ma"ing table. !his is w for instance in terms of political leadership woman have pierced the glass ceiling. Individual women have risen to position of @resident or @rime $inister in every continent in world
the
liberal
+est
9Australia;
to
Conservative
S
9Nangladesh; but these have for the most part been isol
individual accomplishments. +e have not seen a ood of wom rising in political leadership within these countries. +hy
+hat we need is to shatter the ceiling and we can only do this
creating a wave of women that moves forward together. +e h
the legal framewor" for gender e'uality in the vast ma%ority countries, it isnt perfect but what is.
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creating and ad%usting the framewor"s to 4t emerging conte and the critical need for collaboration and partnership as
fundamentals that will secure the progress of developing natio
!his is true too of the progress we need to ma"e in secu e'uality for women.
So I am very e#cited to be with you today since I "now Sm
College is at the forefront in nurturing women leaders, and I l
forward to answering your 'uestions and hearing your answer mine. !han" you.
