Homa Bay Woman Representative Joyce Atieno, popularly known as Bensuda/HANDOUTThe Homa Bay Woman Representative Joyce Atieno Bensuda ensured the debate on Ida Odinga’s nomination did not pass quietly in the National Assembly. She delivered one of the most animated contributions as Members considered Ida Odinga’s approval as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “To the excellency, the late Doctor Raila Amolo Odinga passed on when he had a woman, not women. So, which means, in the family of the Enigma who passed on, it was a two-way traffic.”Her depiction of Ida Odinga leaned heavily on observation and imagery. Organise a real dinner in honour of Ida Odinga.”Ida Odinga’s nomination was approved by the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee on February 25, 2026.

Source: The Star February 26, 2026 14:41 UTC