The attempt to remove Nairobi speaker Beatrice Elachi from office shows strong women leaders are feared, Cabinet Secretary Margaret Kobia has said. She spoke at the 6th Annual Women in Leadership Conference at Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa on Wednesday. Some 103 MCAs voted to remove her from office, two voted against while two others abstained. Maybe some people think strong women need to be removed from positions, not because they have done anything wrong, but because their leadership is not easily accepted," the CS said. Despite the isolated incidents, the Cabinet Secretary said the country has made significant progress is accepting the leadership of women.

Source: The Star September 19, 2018 13:52 UTC