What struck me is the glaring difference between the great promise the 2010 Constitution held for women and a decade later, our failure to observe its spirit, ethics and letter. The 2010 Constitution was the result of a long and protracted people’s struggle against power and sought to create a society anchored on tenets of social justice and human dignity. For many years, it ensured that young women for far too long were consigned to the periphery of discussions and strategising to shape the future of Kenya. For young women, the cost of this marginalisation and exposure to violence was too great a price to pay. For the first time in Kenya’s 47-year history, the 2010 Constitution acknowledged the youth and the importance of their input.

Source: The Star December 13, 2020 07:30 UTC